Bird
Smew
Mergellus albellus · Anatidae · Anseriformes
Best monthsJan–Marmost records
Records730,621in 42 countries
Most seen inSweden303,460 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Smew in brief
The smew (Mergellus albellus) is a bird of the Anatidae family — species of bird.
Across the 42 countries we cover it has 730,621 published records, most of them from Sweden, the Netherlands and Denmark. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in January, February and March and fall to their lowest in July and August.
Its global conservation status is least concern on the IUCN Red List.
Records by month
All countries combined · the strongest months highlightedJFMAMJJASOND
Where & when
When to look in each country
Sweden303,460 records · best Apr, Mar
Netherlands152,133 records · best Jan, Feb
Denmark98,541 records · best Jan, Feb
Norway28,376 records · best Apr, Mar
Finland25,131 records · best Apr, May
Belgium23,331 records · best Feb, Jan
United Kingdom21,422 records · best Jan, Feb
Germany14,017 records · best Jan, Feb
Estonia13,338 records · best Apr, Jan
Japan9,711 records · best Jan, Feb
France9,003 records · best Jan, Feb
Russia8,145 records · best Apr, Sep
China4,490 records · best Mar, Jan
Poland4,320 records · best Jan, Dec
South Korea3,687 records · best Jan, Dec
Czechia2,318 records · best Jan, Dec
Ukraine1,382 records · best Jan, Feb
Bulgaria1,118 records · best Jan, Feb
Austria1,096 records · best Jan, Feb
Hungary886 records · best Jan, Feb
Lithuania665 records · best Mar, Jan
Slovakia618 records · best Jan, Dec
Serbia486 records · best Jan, Feb
Romania472 records · best Jan, Dec
Belarus467 records · best Nov, Mar
Switzerland341 records · best Jan, Dec
Mongolia286 records · best May, Jun
Latvia277 records · best Mar, Apr
Kazakhstan195 records · best Oct, Nov
Croatia179 records · best Jan, Feb
Slovenia148 records · best Dec, Feb
Ireland115 records · best Dec, Feb
Iceland98 records · best Jun, May
Azerbaijan92 records · best Feb, Jan
Kyrgyzstan84 records · best Jan, Feb
Moldova83 records · best Jan, Dec
Luxembourg51 records · best Jan, Feb
Uzbekistan27 records · best Jan, Feb
North Macedonia16 records · best Jan, Feb
North Korea11 records · best Jan, Mar
Bosnia and Herzegovina3 records · best Feb, Dec
Kosovo2 records · best Jan, Feb
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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