Rare Birds in Slovakia
Our list for Slovakia has 17 rare birds recorded regularly there: 1 summer visitor, 11 passage migrants and 5 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 17, most common first
Red KnotCalidris canutusPassage migrantRare23–26 cmRegularly Sep
Alpine SwiftTachymarptis melbaSummer visitorRare20–23 cmRegularly May–Aug
WhimbrelNumenius phaeopusPassage migrantRare40–46 cmRegularly Mar–May
Cattle EgretArdea ibisPassage migrantRare46–56 cmRegularly May
Moustached WarblerAcrocephalus melanopogonPassage migrantRare12–13 cmRegularly Mar–Sep
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaScarceRare58–70 cm
Canada GooseBranta canadensisPassage migrantRare76–110 cmRegularly Mar–May
Eurasian OystercatcherHaematopus ostralegusPassage migrantRare40–45 cmRegularly May
Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusScarceRare60–75 cm
Black GrouseLyrurus tetrixPassage migrantRare40–55 cmRegularly Apr–May
Glossy IbisPlegadis falcinellusPassage migrantRare48–66 cmRegularly May
Barn OwlTyto albaScarceRare33–39 cm
DotterelEudromias morinellusPassage migrantRare20–22 cmRegularly Aug
Wood DuckAix sponsaPassage migrantRare47–54 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Muscovy DuckCairina moschataScarceRare66–84 cm
Western CapercaillieTetrao urogallusPassage migrantRare60–87 cmRegularly Mar–May
Little TernSternula albifronsScarceRare21–25 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Moustached Warbler 12–13 cm
- Dotterel 20–22 cm
- Alpine Swift 20–23 cm
- Little Tern 21–25 cm
- Red Knot 23–26 cm
- Barn Owl 33–39 cm
- Eurasian Oystercatcher 40–45 cm
- Whimbrel 40–46 cm
- Black Grouse 40–55 cm
- Wood Duck 47–54 cm
- Cattle Egret 46–56 cm
- Glossy Ibis 48–66 cm
- Ruddy Shelduck 58–70 cm
- Pink-footed Goose 60–75 cm
- Western Capercaillie 60–87 cm
- Muscovy Duck 66–84 cm
- Canada Goose 76–110 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