Ducks, Geese & Swans in Iran
Our list for Iran has 22 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 3 residents, 1 summer visitor, 13 winter visitors, 3 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Iran in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 22, most common first
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorCommon75–90 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaWinter visitorCommon58–67 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorUncommon44–51 cmRecorded all year
GarganeySpatula querquedulaSummer visitorUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaWinter visitorUncommon58–70 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorUncommon40–47 cmRegularly Oct–Apr
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaResidentUncommon53–57 cmRecorded all year
Mute SwanCygnus olorWinter visitorUncommon140–160 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusPassage migrantUncommon120–150 cmRegularly Dec–Jan
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
SmewMergellus albellusPassage migrantUncommon38–44 cmRegularly Jan–Feb
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorRare52–58 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaScarceRare40–51 cm
Common MerganserMergus merganserScarceRare58–68 cm
Mandarin DuckAix galericulataPassage migrantRare41–49 cmRegularly Dec
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Garganey 37–41 cm
- Smew 38–44 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Mandarin Duck 41–49 cm
- Pochard 42–49 cm
- Goldeneye 40–51 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
- Common Merganser 58–68 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