Ducks, Geese & Swans in Turkey
Our list for Turkey has 28 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 5 residents, 1 summer visitor, 14 winter visitors, 6 passage migrants and 2 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Turkey in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 28, most common first
MallardAnas platyrhynchosResidentCommon50–65 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian TealAnas creccaWinter visitorCommon34–38 cmRegularly Jul–May
PochardAythya ferinaResidentCommon42–49 cmRecorded all year
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataWinter visitorCommon44–51 cmRecorded all year
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopeWinter visitorCommon42–51 cmRegularly Sep–Apr
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaResidentCommon58–70 cmRecorded all year
GarganeySpatula querquedulaSummer visitorCommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–Oct
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaWinter visitorUncommon58–67 cmRecorded all year
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaWinter visitorUncommon40–47 cmRegularly May–Mar
Northern PintailAnas acutaWinter visitorUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Sep–Jun
GadwallMareca streperaWinter visitorUncommon46–56 cmRecorded all year
Mute SwanCygnus olorWinter visitorUncommon140–160 cmRecorded all year
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaResidentUncommon53–57 cmRecorded all year
Red-breasted MerganserMergus serratorWinter visitorUncommon52–58 cmRegularly Nov–Mar
Greylag GooseAnser anserResidentUncommon75–90 cmRecorded all year
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsWinter visitorUncommon64–81 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
Tundra SwanCygnus columbianusWinter visitorUncommon120–150 cmRegularly Oct–Mar
SmewMergellus albellusWinter visitorUncommon38–44 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
Whooper SwanCygnus cygnusWinter visitorUncommon140–165 cmRegularly Nov–Feb
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaWinter visitorRare40–51 cmRegularly Dec–Feb
Greater ScaupAythya marilaPassage migrantRare39–56 cmRegularly Nov–Jan
Common ScoterMelanitta nigraPassage migrantRare43–54 cmRegularly Jan–Feb
Common MerganserMergus merganserPassage migrantRare58–68 cmRegularly Jan
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
- Common Scoter 43–54 cm
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Velvet Scoter 51–58 cm
- Red-crested Pochard 53–57 cm
- Red-breasted Merganser 52–58 cm
- Mallard 50–65 cm
- Eider 50–71 cm
- Common Shelduck 58–67 cm
- Common Merganser 58–68 cm
- Ruddy Shelduck 58–70 cm
- Northern Pintail 59–76 cm
- Egyptian Goose 63–73 cm
- Greater White-fronted Goose 64–81 cm
- Muscovy Duck 66–84 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