Ducks, Geese & Swans in Serbia
Our list for Serbia has 27 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 7 residents, 1 summer visitor, 13 winter visitors, 5 passage migrants and 1 scarce visitor
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Serbia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 27, most common first
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jun–Apr
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year
GarganeySpatula querquedulaSummer visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorUncommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Jun
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Jul–Mar
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaResidentUncommon58–67 cmRecorded all year
SmewMergellus albellusWinter visitorUncommon38–44 cmRegularly Dec–Mar
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorUncommon58–68 cmRegularly Jul–May
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataResidentUncommon66–84 cmRecorded all year
Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisScarceUncommon53–56 cm
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorPassage migrantUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusWinter visitorUncommon120–150 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
Velvet ScoterMelanitta fuscaPassage migrantUncommon51–58 cmRegularly Jan
Swan GooseAnser cygnoidesWinter visitorUncommon81–94 cmRegularly Apr–Feb
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
- Greater Scaup 39–56 cm
- Wood Duck 47–54 cm
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Red-breasted Goose 53–56 cm
- Velvet Scoter 51–58 cm
- Red-breasted Merganser 52–58 cm
- Red-crested Pochard 53–57 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Common Shelduck 58–67 cm
- Common Merganser 58–68 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Greater White-fronted Goose 64–81 cm
- Muscovy Duck 66–84 cm
- Greylag Goose 75–90 cm
- Swan Goose 81–94 cm
- Black Swan 110–142 cm
- Tundra Swan 120–150 cm
- Mute Swan 140–160 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