Ducks, Geese and Swans in Slovakia

Learn about 31 birds from the Ducks, Geese and Swans family (Anatidae) found in Slovakia. Includes 26 regular species and 5 vagrant visitors. Complete guide with photos and identification information.

Accentors Avocets and Stilts Barn Owls Bearded Reedling Bee-eaters Cormorants Cranes Crows and Jays Cuckoos Dippers Ducks, Geese and Swans Falcons and Caracaras Finches Grasshopper-warblers and Grassbirds Grebes Gulls, Terns and Skimmers Hawks and Eagles Herons Hoopoes Ibises and Spoonbills Kingfishers Kinglets and Firecrests Larks Leaf Warblers Long-tailed Tits Longspurs Loons/Divers Nightjars Nuthatches Old World Buntings Old World Flycatchers and Chats Old World Orioles Old World Sparrows Old World Warblers Osprey Oystercatchers Parrots Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys and Grouse Pigeons and Doves Pipits and Wagtails Plovers Rails, Gallinules and Coots Reed Warblers Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes Shrikes Skuas Starlings Swallows and Martins Swifts Thick-knees Thrushes Tits and Chickadees Treecreepers Typical Owls Waxwings Woodpeckers Wrens

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Common Merganser

Common Merganser

Mergus merganser

Least Concern

Common Scoter

Common Scoter

Melanitta nigra

Least Concern

Common Shelduck

Common Shelduck

Tadorna tadorna

Least Concern

Eider

Eider

Somateria mollissima

Near Threatened

Eurasian Teal

Eurasian Teal

Anas crecca

Least Concern

Eurasian Wigeon

Eurasian Wigeon

Mareca penelope

Least Concern

Gadwall

Gadwall

Mareca strepera

Least Concern

Garganey

Garganey

Spatula querquedula

Least Concern

Goldeneye

Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula

Least Concern

Greater Scaup

Greater Scaup

Aythya marila

Least Concern

Greater White-fronted Goose

Greater White-fronted Goose

Anser albifrons

Least Concern

Greylag Goose

Greylag Goose

Anser anser

Least Concern

Long-tailed Duck

Long-tailed Duck

Clangula hyemalis

Vulnerable

Mallard

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Least Concern

Mute Swan

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

Least Concern

Northern Pintail

Northern Pintail

Anas acuta

Least Concern

Northern Shoveler

Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeata

Least Concern

Pochard

Pochard

Aythya ferina

Vulnerable

Red-breasted Merganser

Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus serrator

Least Concern

Red-crested Pochard

Red-crested Pochard

Netta rufina

Least Concern

Smew

Smew

Mergellus albellus

Least Concern

Taiga Bean Goose

Taiga Bean Goose

Anser fabalis

Least Concern

Tufted Duck

Tufted Duck

Aythya fuligula

Least Concern

Tundra Swan

Tundra Swan

Cygnus columbianus

Least Concern

Velvet Scoter

Velvet Scoter

Melanitta fusca

Vulnerable

Whooper Swan

Whooper Swan

Cygnus cygnus

Least Concern

Common Merganser

Common Merganser

Mergus merganser

Least Concern

Common Scoter

Common Scoter

Melanitta nigra

Least Concern

Common Shelduck

Common Shelduck

Tadorna tadorna

Least Concern

Eider

Eider

Somateria mollissima

Near Threatened

Eurasian Teal

Eurasian Teal

Anas crecca

Least Concern

Eurasian Wigeon

Eurasian Wigeon

Mareca penelope

Least Concern

Gadwall

Gadwall

Mareca strepera

Least Concern

Garganey

Garganey

Spatula querquedula

Least Concern

Goldeneye

Goldeneye

Bucephala clangula

Least Concern

Greater Scaup

Greater Scaup

Aythya marila

Least Concern

Greater White-fronted Goose

Greater White-fronted Goose

Anser albifrons

Least Concern

Greylag Goose

Greylag Goose

Anser anser

Least Concern

Long-tailed Duck

Long-tailed Duck

Clangula hyemalis

Vulnerable

Mallard

Mallard

Anas platyrhynchos

Least Concern

Mute Swan

Mute Swan

Cygnus olor

Least Concern

Northern Pintail

Northern Pintail

Anas acuta

Least Concern

Northern Shoveler

Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeata

Least Concern

Pochard

Pochard

Aythya ferina

Vulnerable

Red-breasted Merganser

Red-breasted Merganser

Mergus serrator

Least Concern

Red-crested Pochard

Red-crested Pochard

Netta rufina

Least Concern

Smew

Smew

Mergellus albellus

Least Concern

Taiga Bean Goose

Taiga Bean Goose

Anser fabalis

Least Concern

Tufted Duck

Tufted Duck

Aythya fuligula

Least Concern

Tundra Swan

Tundra Swan

Cygnus columbianus

Least Concern

Velvet Scoter

Velvet Scoter

Melanitta fusca

Vulnerable

Whooper Swan

Whooper Swan

Cygnus cygnus

Least Concern

Vagrant Anatidae Birds

Rare visitors that have been occasionally spotted in this area.

Barnacle Goose

Barnacle Goose

Branta leucopsis

Least Concern

Brent Goose

Brent Goose

Branta bernicla

Least Concern

Canada Goose

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

Least Concern

Pink-footed Goose

Pink-footed Goose

Anser brachyrhynchus

Least Concern

Red-breasted Goose

Red-breasted Goose

Branta ruficollis

Vulnerable

Vagrant Anatidae Birds

Rare visitors that have been occasionally spotted in this area.

Barnacle Goose

Barnacle Goose

Branta leucopsis

Least Concern

Brent Goose

Brent Goose

Branta bernicla

Least Concern

Canada Goose

Canada Goose

Branta canadensis

Least Concern

Pink-footed Goose

Pink-footed Goose

Anser brachyrhynchus

Least Concern

Red-breasted Goose

Red-breasted Goose

Branta ruficollis

Vulnerable

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Accentors Avocets and Stilts Barn Owls Bearded Reedling Bee-eaters Cormorants Cranes Crows and Jays Cuckoos Dippers Ducks, Geese and Swans Falcons and Caracaras Finches Grasshopper-warblers and Grassbirds Grebes Gulls, Terns and Skimmers Hawks and Eagles Herons Hoopoes Ibises and Spoonbills Kingfishers Kinglets and Firecrests Larks Leaf Warblers Long-tailed Tits Longspurs Loons/Divers Nightjars Nuthatches Old World Buntings Old World Flycatchers and Chats Old World Orioles Old World Sparrows Old World Warblers Osprey Oystercatchers Parrots Pheasants, Partridges, Turkeys and Grouse Pigeons and Doves Pipits and Wagtails Plovers Rails, Gallinules and Coots Reed Warblers Sandpipers, Snipes and Phalaropes Shrikes Skuas Starlings Swallows and Martins Swifts Thick-knees Thrushes Tits and Chickadees Treecreepers Typical Owls Waxwings Woodpeckers Wrens