Most commonly hunted migratory birds in Colorado

Stacker compiled a list of the most commonly hunted migratory birds in Colorado using data from a report released by the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service in August 2025. Duck and goose species are ranked by the estimated 2024 hunting harvest in Colorado.

#10. Ross' Goose
- Colorado: 3,472 (5.4% of national harvest)
- National: 64,428
- States with the largest harvests:
--- #1. California: 22,443 (34.8% of national harvest)
--- #2. Arkansas: 7,154 (11.1%)
--- #3. Texas: 6,607 (10.3%)
--- #4. Missouri: 6,547 (10.2%)
--- #5. Oklahoma: 6,286 (9.8%)

#9. Goldeneyes
- Colorado: 3,558 (4.1% of national harvest)
- National: 86,260
- States with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Idaho: 14,423 (16.7% of national harvest)
--- #2. Montana: 13,134 (15.2%)
--- #3. Wisconsin: 10,212 (11.8%)
--- #4. California: 9,773 (11.3%)
--- #5. New York: 5,847 (6.8%)

#8. Green-winged Teal
- Colorado: 6,842 (0.3% of national harvest)
- National: 2.4 million
- States with the largest harvests:
--- #1. California: 332,993 (13.9% of national harvest)
--- #2. Louisiana: 263,211 (11.0%)
--- #3. Texas: 219,022 (9.1%)
--- #4. Arkansas: 209,789 (8.8%)
--- #5. North Carolina: 134,267 (5.6%)

#7. Ring-necked Duck
- Colorado: 7,663 (1.2% of national harvest)
- National: 626,648
- States with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Florida: 140,058 (22.4% of national harvest)
--- #2. Minnesota: 53,061 (8.5%)
--- #3. South Carolina: 44,351 (7.1%)
--- #4. Texas: 43,659 (7.0%)
--- #5. Louisiana: 42,862 (6.8%)

#6. Gadwall
- Colorado: 9,853 (0.7% of national harvest)
- National: 1.4 million
- States with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Arkansas: 295,749 (20.5% of national harvest)
--- #2. Louisiana: 180,505 (12.5%)
--- #3. Texas: 147,712 (10.2%)
--- #4. Tennessee: 85,775 (5.9%)
--- #5. Oklahoma: 85,682 (5.9%)

#5. Wigeon
- Colorado: 12,316 (1.7% of national harvest)
- National: 734,408
- States with the largest harvests:
--- #1. California: 156,546 (21.3% of national harvest)
--- #2. Washington: 87,852 (12.0%)
--- #3. Texas: 65,124 (8.9%)
--- #4. Oregon: 48,830 (6.6%)
--- #5. North Dakota: 41,888 (5.7%)

#4. Snow Goose
- Colorado: 13,393 (4.1% of national harvest)
- National: 323,223
- States with the largest harvests:
--- #1. California: 94,309 (29.2% of national harvest)
--- #2. Arkansas: 57,235 (17.7%)
--- #3. North Dakota: 35,133 (10.9%)
--- #4. Kansas: 26,009 (8.0%)
--- #5. Texas: 21,624 (6.7%)

#3. Cackling Goose
- Colorado: 25,299 (10.7% of national harvest)
- National: 235,793
- States with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Oklahoma: 42,432 (18.0% of national harvest)
--- #2. Texas: 40,845 (17.3%)
--- #3. Kansas: 39,943 (16.9%)
--- #4. Colorado: 25,299 (10.7%)
--- #5. California: 24,115 (10.2%)

#2. Mallard
- Colorado: 34,758 (1.0% of national harvest)
- National: 3.5 million
- States with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Arkansas: 530,183 (15.3% of national harvest)
--- #2. Oklahoma: 201,683 (5.8%)
--- #3. Missouri: 187,251 (5.4%)
--- #4. Tennessee: 180,965 (5.2%)
--- #5. North Dakota: 164,401 (4.7%)

#1. Canada Goose
- Colorado: 49,109 (2.1% of national harvest)
- National: 2.4 million
- States with the largest harvests:
--- #1. Michigan: 167,809 (7.1% of national harvest)
--- #2. Minnesota: 149,423 (6.3%)
--- #3. Kansas: 147,696 (6.2%)
--- #4. Wisconsin: 141,923 (6.0%)
--- #5. Illinois: 140,829 (5.9%)