Ducks, Geese & Swans in Kazakhstan
Our list for Kazakhstan has 24 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 6 residents, 4 summer visitors, 5 winter visitors, 8 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Kazakhstan in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 24, most common first
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaResidentCommon58–70 cmRecorded all year
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
GarganeySpatula querquedulaSummer visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Aug–Jun
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaSummer visitorCommon58–67 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusResidentCommon140–165 cmRecorded all year
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataSummer visitorCommon44–51 cmRegularly Mar–Dec
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaResidentCommon53–57 cmRecorded all year
GadwallMareca streperaSummer visitorCommon46–56 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorPassage migrantUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Oct–Dec
SmewMergellus albellusWinter visitorUncommon38–44 cmRegularly Oct–Feb
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Jan–Oct
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Feb–Dec
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsPassage migrantUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Mar–May
Greylag GooseAnser anserPassage migrantUncommon75–90 cmRegularly Mar–Nov
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusPassage migrantUncommon120–150 cmRegularly Oct–Jan
Greater ScaupAythya marilaPassage migrantUncommon39–56 cmRegularly May–Oct
Long-tailed DuckClangula hyemalisPassage migrantUncommon37–60 cmRegularly May–Oct
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
- Long-tailed Duck 37–60 cm
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Red-breasted Goose 53–56 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