Ducks, Geese & Swans in Italy
Our list for Italy has 35 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 14 residents, 1 summer visitor, 18 winter visitors and 2 passage migrants
Most likely in October
GBIF · Oct
Share of all bird records in Italy in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 35, most common first
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesResidentRare81–94 cmRecorded all year
Canada GooseBranta canadensisResidentRare76–110 cmRecorded all year
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraWinter visitorRare43–54 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisWinter visitorRare53–56 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorRare39–56 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Black SwanCygnus atratusResidentRare110–142 cmRegularly Nov–Sep
Bar-headed GooseAnser indicusWinter visitorRare68–78 cmRegularly Aug–May
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisWinter visitorRare37–60 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisPassage migrantRare58–70 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusWinter visitorRare120–150 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostrisPassage migrantRare66–84 cmRegularly Dec
Wood DuckAix sponsaWinter visitorRare47–54 cmRegularly Oct–Jul
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