List of birds of Svalbard

• Abundant breeder (AB) – breeds annually, with >10,000 breeding pairs ^[1]
• Common breeder (CB) – breeds annually, with <10,000 breeding pairs
• Irregular breeder (IB) – does not breed annually, and only a few pairs
• Dispersed breeder (DB) – breeds annually, but dispersedly
• Winter visitor (WV) – spends the winter months in Svalbard
• Annual (A) – found in small numbers every year
• Occasional (O) – rare, occasional visitor, not every year
• Vagrant (V) – rare, less than 20 records
• Rare vagrant (RV) – rare, less than 5 records
• Introduced (I) – either introduced purposely or accidentally by humans, or a bird that came to Svalbard with the assistance of humans^[2]

Order: Anseriformes   Family: Anatidae

More information English name, Norwegian name ...

English name	Norwegian name	Scientific name	Breeding status	Yearly abundance (if any)	Photo
Brant	Ringgås	Branta bernicla	CB	April–September
Red-breasted goose	Rødhalsgås	Branta ruficollis	RV
Canada goose	Kanadagås	Branta canadensis	I V
Cackling goose	Polargås	Branta huchinsii	V
Barnacle goose	Hvitkinngås	Branta leucopsis	AB WV?	May–October
Bar-headed goose	Stripegås	Anser indicus	I V
Snow goose	Snøgås	Anser caerulescens	A
Greylag goose	Grågås	Anser anser	A, possibly IB	May–August, seen year-round
Taiga bean goose	Taigasædgås	Anser fabalis	V
Pink-footed goose	Kortnebbgås	Anser brachyrhynchus	AB
Tundra bean goose	Tundrasædgås	Anser serrirostris	O
Greater white-fronted goose	Tundragås	Anser albifrons	A
Mute swan	Knoppsvane	Cygnus olor	RV
Tundra swan	Dvergsvane	Cygnus columbianus	V
Whooper swan	Sangsvane	Cygnus cygnus	A, IB (Bjørnøya)	June–July, seen year round
Common shelduck	Gravand	Tadorna tadorna	V
Ruddy shelduck	Rustand	Tadorna ferruginea	RV
Mandarin duck	Mandarinand	Aix galericulata	I RV
Baikal teal	Gulkinnand	Sibirionetta formosa	RV
Garganey	Knekkand	Spatula querquedula	RV
Blue-winged teal	Blåvingeand	Spatula discors	RV
Northern shoveler	Skjeand	Spatula clypeata	V	Year round, usually May–August
Gadwall	Snadderand	Mareca strepera	V
Eurasian wigeon	Brunnakke	Mareca penelope	O, probably IB	May–August
Mallard	Stokkand	Anas platyrhynchos	A, probably IB
Northern pintail	Stjertand	Anas acuta	A IB	May-August
Common teal	Krikkand	Anas crecca	A IB	May-September
Green-winged teal	Amerikakrikkand	Anas carolinensis	RV
Common pochard	Taffeland	Aythya ferina	RV
Ring-necked duck	Ringand	Aythya collaris	RV
Tufted duck	Toppand	Aythya fuligula	A	May-September
Greater scaup	Bergand	Aythya marila	V
Steller's eider	Stellerand	Polysticta stelleri	O	May-July
Spectacled eider	Brilleærfugl	Somateria fischeri	RV
King eider	Praktærfugl	Somateria spectabilis	CB	April-September
Common eider	Ærfugl	Somateria mollissima	AB	March-September, seen year round
Harlequin	Harlekinand	Histrionicus histrionicus	V
Velvet scoter	Sjøorre	Melanitta fusca	V
White-winged scoter	Amerikasjøorre	Melanitta deglandi	RV
Black scoter	Svartand	Melanitta nigra	A, probably CB	May-July
Long-tailed duck	Havelle	Clangula hyemalis	CB	April-September, seen year round
Common goldeneye	Kvinand	Bucephala clangula	O
Barrow's goldeneye	Islandsand	Bucephala islandindica	RV
Smew	Lappfiskand	Mergellus albellus	RV
Common merganser	Laksand	Mergus merganser	RV
Red-breasted merganser	Siland	Mergus serrator	O, probably DB

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