Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Garganey (Anas querquedula)
French: Sarcelle d'été German: Knäkente Spanish: Cerceta Carretona
Taxonomy:
Anas Querquedula Linnaeus, 1758, Europe.
Sometimes placed in monospecific genus Querquedula. Monotypic.
Distribution: Palearctic, mostly between 42° N and 65° N.
- Least Concern
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A pair preening in the rain Burgenland State, Austria (Monotypic species)
Malcolm Mark Swan 27 May 2006 2 years ago 31 sec 3.6 -
A pair on the water Ebro Delta, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain (Monotypic species)
Pedro Rubio 1994 5 years ago 4 sec 3.5 -
A male feeding near reeds. Alcázar de San Juan, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
Javier Ortas 25 March 2006 1 year ago 32 sec 3.4 -
A pair foraging while swimming in light rain Burgenland State, Austria (Monotypic species)
Malcolm Mark Swan 27 May 2006 2 years ago 31 sec 3.3 -
A male swimming and foraging in a pond. Kendirli-Kayasan plateau, Mangystau Province, Kazakhstan
Christophe Gouraud 7 May 2009 26 weeks ago 32 sec 3.2 -
A female-plumaged bird leaving the water and then preening Wigeon House, Dunkirk, Nottinghamshire, England, UK (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 October 2005 4 years ago 42 sec 3.1
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An adult male swimming. Kendirli village, Mangystau Province, Kazakhstan
Christophe Gouraud 7 May 2009 19 weeks ago 3 -
Juvenile Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
Alain Fossé 1 August 2009 27 weeks ago 3 -
Juvenile Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France
Alain Fossé 1 August 2009 27 weeks ago 3 -
A male swimming. Tablas de Daimiel National Park, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain
Pedro Ortega Pinil... 18 June 2009 31 weeks ago 3 -
A male swimming. Aiguaviva, Girona, Catalonia, Spain
Aleix Comas 15 March 2008 51 weeks ago 2.5
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Calls of a drake Regent's Park, London, England, UK
Stuart Fisher 2 days ago ADDED LAST WEEK 2 -
Calls of a pair London, England, UK
Stuart Fisher 7 February 2010 1 hour ago ADDED TODAY! 0
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