Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Garganey (Anas querquedula) - HBW 1, p. 611
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 Enlarge map
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A female swimming. Locality Lingambudhi Lake, Mysore, Mysore District, Karnataka, India (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 11 December 2009 3 years ago 25 sec 3 -
Two males swimming in shallow water on a marsh Locality Lesbos Island, North Aegean Region, Greece
Keith Blomerley 1 May 2002 3 years ago 23 sec 3 -
A distant view of a group resting, two females and three drakes Locality Grenen, North Denmark Region, Denmark (Monotypic species)
Eric Roualet 31 March 2013 7 weeks ago 13 sec 2.7 -
A distant view of male preening Locality Grenen, North Denmark Region, Denmark (Monotypic species)
Eric Roualet 31 March 2013 7 weeks ago 18 sec 2.7 -
A group of males and females swimming, the males displaying. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 26 March 2012 46 weeks ago 29 sec 2.7 -
A group of males and females swimming. Locality Candasnos, Huesca, Aragón, Spain (Monotypic species)
Jesús Laborda 26 March 2012 45 weeks ago 37 sec 2.3
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Juvenile
Locality Maine-et-Loire, Pays de la Loire, France (Monotypic species)
Alain Fossé 1 August 2009 3 years ago 2.8 -
A male swimming.
Locality Tablas de Daimiel National Park, Ciudad Real, Castile-La Mancha, Spain (Monotypic species)
Pedro Ortega Pinilla 18 June 2009 3 years ago 2.8 -
swimming
Locality Kutch District, Gujarat, India
Shantilal Varu 21 April 2013 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 2.7 -
Resting
Locality Kutch District, Gujarat, India
Shantilal Varu 21 April 2013 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 2.7 -
Atlingand
Locality Aarhus, Central Denmark Region, Denmark
Christian Michael Mortensen 3 July 2012 36 weeks ago 2.7 -
Four birds swimming.
Locality Pallikaranai Marsh, Kanchipuram District, Tamil Nadu, India (Monotypic species)
vasanthan.p.j 14 October 2010 2 years ago 2.6
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Calls of a pair Locality London, England, Great Britain
Stuart Fisher 7 February 2010 3 years ago 4.5 -
Very soft calls Locality Rajasthan, India
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 March 1996 3 years ago 3 -
Calls of a drake Locality Regent's Park, London, England, Great Britain
Stuart Fisher 3 years ago 2
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