Ducks, Geese & Swans in Slovakia
Our list for Slovakia has 34 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 6 residents, 2 summer visitors, 17 winter visitors, 6 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Slovakia in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 34, most common first
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Mute SwanCygnus olorResidentCommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
Greylag GooseAnser anserWinter visitorCommon75–90 cmRecorded all year
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorCommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorCommon40–47 cmRecorded all year
Common MerganserMergus merganserWinter visitorCommon58–68 cmRegularly Jul–May
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRecorded all year
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorCommon40–51 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
GadwallMareca streperaResidentCommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
GarganeySpatula querquedulaSummer visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year
SmewMergellus albellusWinter visitorCommon38–44 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostrisWinter visitorCommon66–84 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Aug–May
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataSummer visitorUncommon44–51 cmRecorded all year
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaResidentUncommon53–57 cmRecorded all year
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Aug–Apr
Greater ScaupAythya marilaWinter visitorUncommon39–56 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Nov–Apr
Barnacle GooseBranta leucopsisWinter visitorUncommon58–70 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Egyptian GooseAlopochen aegyptiacaWinter visitorUncommon63–73 cmRecorded all year
Red-breasted GooseBranta ruficollisWinter visitorUncommon53–56 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusPassage migrantUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Jan–Apr
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