Ducks, Geese & Swans in Azerbaijan
Our list for Azerbaijan has 21 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 1 summer visitor, 13 winter visitors, 6 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Azerbaijan in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 21, most common first
MallardAnas platyrhynchosWinter visitorCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Sep–May
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Aug–May
GadwallMareca streperaPassage migrantCommon46–56 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorCommon42–49 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaWinter visitorCommon58–67 cmRegularly Sep–May
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorCommon59–76 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusWinter visitorCommon120–150 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Mute SwanCygnus olorWinter visitorCommon140–160 cmRegularly Aug–May
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorCommon75–90 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaWinter visitorCommon58–70 cmRegularly Jul–May
GarganeySpatula querquedulaSummer visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorCommon52–58 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaPassage migrantCommon40–51 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsPassage migrantCommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaPassage migrantCommon53–57 cmRegularly Oct–May
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
SmewMergellus albellusScarceUncommon38–44 cm
Greater ScaupAythya marilaPassage migrantUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Feb
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Garganey 37–41 cm
- Smew 38–44 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Pochard 42–49 cm
- Goldeneye 40–51 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Greater Scaup 39–56 cm
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Red-breasted Merganser 52–58 cm
- Red-crested Pochard 53–57 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Common Shelduck 58–67 cm
- Ruddy Shelduck 58–70 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Greater White-fronted Goose 64–81 cm
- Greylag Goose 75–90 cm
- Tundra Swan 120–150 cm
- Mute Swan 140–160 cm
- Whooper Swan 140–165 cm
Body length, bill to tail. Rare birds in grey.
Data: EOD – eBird Observation Dataset (Cornell Lab of Ornithology), accessed via GBIF.org, CC BY 4.0. Records from 2019–2024, aggregated and filtered by Birdfact. How these lists are made