Ducks, Geese & Swans in Cyprus
Our list for Cyprus has 15 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 2 residents, 7 winter visitors, 5 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Cyprus in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 15, most common first
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Aug–May
GarganeySpatula querquedulaPassage migrantCommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Oct–May
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaWinter visitorUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
PochardAythya ferinaWinter visitorUncommon42–49 cmRegularly Sep–Mar
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaResidentUncommon53–57 cmRegularly Sep–Jul
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Oct–May
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaPassage migrantUncommon58–70 cmRegularly Jul–Apr
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaPassage migrantUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsPassage migrantUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Jan
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorPassage migrantRare52–58 cmRegularly Dec
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataScarceRare66–84 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Garganey 37–41 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Pochard 42–49 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Red-crested Pochard 53–57 cm
- Red-breasted Merganser 52–58 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
- Muscovy Duck 66–84 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