Bird
Gadwall
Mareca strepera · Anatidae · Anseriformes
Best monthsMar–Maymost records
Records6,976,928in 92 countries
Most seen inUnited States3,471,546 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Gadwall in brief
The gadwall (Mareca strepera) is a bird of the Anatidae family — species of bird.
Across the 92 countries we cover it has 6,976,928 published records, most of them from the United States, the Netherlands and Canada. It is recorded through much of the year, most often in March, April and May.
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
United States3,471,546 records · best Mar, Apr
Netherlands781,795 records · best Apr, Mar
Canada599,943 records · best May, Apr
Sweden480,377 records · best May, Apr
United Kingdom397,030 records · best Apr, May
Denmark217,330 records · best Apr, May
Belgium216,986 records · best Mar, Jan
Spain165,447 records · best Apr, Jan
France137,717 records · best Jan, Mar
Germany116,863 records · best Apr, Mar
India63,747 records · best Jan, Dec
Portugal36,285 records · best Apr, Mar
Norway29,754 records · best May, Apr
Japan24,169 records · best Jan, Dec
Czechia20,868 records · best Apr, May
Poland19,220 records · best Apr, May
Estonia19,167 records · best May, Apr
Russia19,029 records · best May, Apr
Switzerland16,725 records · best Jan, Feb
Austria14,817 records · best Apr, Mar
Italy13,532 records · best Jan, Dec
Finland11,623 records · best May, Apr
China10,686 records · best Dec, Nov
Iceland9,746 records · best May, Jun
Taiwan9,532 records · best Jan, Dec
South Korea9,020 records · best Mar, Jan
Israel6,482 records · best Jan, Dec
Bulgaria5,084 records · best Jan, May
Hungary4,286 records · best May, Apr
Ireland4,096 records · best Jan, Apr
Mongolia3,972 records · best Jun, May
Türkiye3,962 records · best Jan, May
Serbia2,797 records · best Jan, Mar
United Arab Emirates2,757 records · best Jan, Dec
Romania2,678 records · best May, Apr
Ukraine2,676 records · best May, Apr
Greece2,575 records · best Jan, Feb
Slovakia2,205 records · best May, Apr
Nepal2,182 records · best Dec, Jan
Croatia1,850 records · best Jan, Sep
Lithuania1,787 records · best Apr, May
Kazakhstan1,629 records · best May, Jun
Slovenia1,182 records · best Jan, Dec
Iran1,120 records · best Jan, Feb
Belarus1,071 records · best May, Apr
Morocco1,030 records · best Apr, Mar
Luxembourg919 records · best Jan, Dec
Bangladesh740 records · best Dec, Feb
Bhutan740 records · best Apr, Mar
Kuwait722 records · best Jan, Feb
Georgia698 records · best May, Sep
Azerbaijan694 records · best Nov, Mar
Armenia565 records · best May, Apr
Latvia564 records · best May, Apr
Oman447 records · best Nov, Feb
Kyrgyzstan335 records · best Aug, Apr
Pakistan334 records · best Mar, Feb
Cyprus264 records · best Mar, Dec
Moldova245 records · best Oct, Jan
Uzbekistan183 records · best Apr, May
Egypt144 records · best Dec, Nov
Tunisia121 records · best Dec, Feb
Algeria91 records · best Jan, Dec
Tajikistan81 records · best Mar, Apr
Jordan74 records · best Mar, Jan
Bahamas72 records · best Feb, Jan
Bosnia and Herzegovina57 records · best Jan, Mar
North Macedonia56 records · best Jan, Apr
Iraq51 records · best Mar, Jan
Qatar50 records · best Dec, Nov
Palestine44 records · best Jan, Nov
Cuba40 records · best Nov, Jan
Albania38 records · best Jan, Feb
Montenegro27 records · best Apr, Jan
Kosovo26 records · best Feb, Mar
North Korea21 records · best Mar, Apr
Malta20 records · best Jan, Mar
Yemen12 records · best Nov, Jan
Afghanistan11 records · best Apr, Mar
Barbados9 records · best Nov, Dec
Lebanon9 records · best Dec, Jan
Madagascar8 records · best Jul, Sep
Seychelles8 records · best Dec, Jan
Syria7 records · best Mar, Apr
Bahrain6 records · best Mar, Oct
Grenada6 records · best Jan, Feb
Cape Verde4 records · best Jan, Feb
Turkmenistan4 records · best Feb, Mar
Antigua and Barbuda3 records · best Oct, Dec
Haiti1 records · best Jan, Feb
Libya1 records · best Oct, Jan
Maldives1 records · best Feb, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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