Ducks, Geese & Swans in Uzbekistan
Our list for Uzbekistan has 18 ducks, geese & swans recorded regularly there: 1 summer visitor, 14 passage migrants and 3 scarce visitors
Most likely in October
GBIF · OctShare of all bird records in Uzbekistan in October, 2019–2024. Each month links to that month’s page.
All 18, most common first
MallardAnas platyrhynchosSummer visitorCommon50–65 cmRegularly Jan–Nov
Eurasian TealAnas creccaPassage migrantCommon34–38 cmRegularly Sep–May
GoldeneyeBucephala clangulaPassage migrantCommon40–51 cmRegularly Feb
Greylag GooseAnser anserPassage migrantCommon75–90 cmRegularly Feb–Mar
Northern ShovelerSpatula clypeataPassage migrantCommon44–51 cmRegularly Feb–May
PochardAythya ferinaPassage migrantCommon42–49 cmRegularly Nov–May
Tufted DuckAythya fuligulaPassage migrantCommon40–47 cmRegularly Feb–Mar
Red-crested PochardNetta rufinaPassage migrantCommon53–57 cmRegularly Feb–Jun
Common MerganserMergus merganserScarceCommon58–68 cmRegularly Feb
Ruddy ShelduckTadorna ferrugineaPassage migrantCommon58–70 cmRegularly Mar–May
GadwallMareca streperaPassage migrantCommon46–56 cmRegularly Feb–May
Northern PintailAnas acutaPassage migrantUncommon59–76 cmRegularly Feb–Mar
Eurasian WigeonMareca penelopePassage migrantUncommon42–51 cmRegularly Mar
Mute SwanCygnus olorPassage migrantUncommon140–160 cmRegularly Feb–May
Common ShelduckTadorna tadornaPassage migrantUncommon58–67 cmRegularly Mar–May
SmewMergellus albellusScarceUncommon38–44 cmRegularly Mar
GarganeySpatula querquedulaPassage migrantUncommon37–41 cmRegularly Mar–May
Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsScarceUncommon64–81 cm
Smallest to largest
Length, cm- Eurasian Teal 34–38 cm
- Garganey 37–41 cm
- Smew 38–44 cm
- Tufted Duck 40–47 cm
- Goldeneye 40–51 cm
- Pochard 42–49 cm
- Eurasian Wigeon 42–51 cm
- Northern Shoveler 44–51 cm
- Gadwall 46–56 cm
- Red-crested Pochard 53–57 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
- 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