Bird
Garganey
Spatula querquedula · Anatidae · Anseriformes
Best monthsMar–Maymost records
Records762,607in 102 countries
Most seen inSweden145,197 records
Red ListLeast concernIUCN status
About
Garganey in brief
The garganey (Spatula querquedula) is a bird of the Anatidae family — species of bird.
Across the 102 countries we cover it has 762,607 published records, most of them from Sweden, the Netherlands and India. It is strongly seasonal: records peak in March, April and May and fall to their lowest in November and December.
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
Sweden145,197 records · best May, Apr
Netherlands145,040 records · best Apr, May
India80,957 records · best Jan, Feb
Denmark51,728 records · best May, Apr
France48,300 records · best Mar, Apr
Belgium36,807 records · best Apr, May
United Kingdom34,425 records · best May, Apr
Germany24,267 records · best Apr, May
Spain18,901 records · best Mar, Apr
Russia18,262 records · best May, Apr
Taiwan16,564 records · best Mar, Apr
Norway16,006 records · best May, Apr
Israel11,500 records · best Sep, Mar
Poland10,400 records · best Apr, May
Türkiye8,070 records · best Apr, Mar
Estonia7,093 records · best May, Apr
Austria7,034 records · best Apr, May
Czechia6,354 records · best Apr, Mar
Ukraine5,249 records · best Apr, Mar
Finland4,706 records · best May, Jun
China4,431 records · best Apr, Sep
Italy4,329 records · best Apr, Mar
Hungary3,905 records · best Apr, May
United Arab Emirates3,903 records · best Sep, Oct
Greece3,875 records · best Apr, Mar
Bulgaria3,849 records · best Apr, May
Switzerland3,177 records · best Apr, Mar
Oman2,380 records · best Nov, Feb
Serbia2,225 records · best Apr, Mar
Sri Lanka2,135 records · best Feb, Jan
Romania2,112 records · best Apr, May
Portugal1,978 records · best Mar, Apr
Cyprus1,958 records · best Apr, Mar
Mongolia1,888 records · best May, Jun
Kazakhstan1,778 records · best May, Jun
Georgia1,611 records · best Sep, Apr
South Korea1,420 records · best Apr, Sep
Slovakia1,335 records · best Apr, Mar
Croatia1,296 records · best Apr, Mar
Iran1,228 records · best Apr, Mar
Belarus1,098 records · best May, Apr
Japan1,032 records · best Apr, Sep
Slovenia1,029 records · best Apr, Mar
Philippines1,018 records · best Jan, Dec
Kuwait950 records · best Sep, Oct
Lithuania872 records · best Apr, May
Senegal804 records · best Jan, Feb
Egypt704 records · best Sep, Oct
Cambodia647 records · best Feb, Mar
Azerbaijan552 records · best Sep, Mar
Bangladesh534 records · best Dec, Feb
Kyrgyzstan453 records · best Apr, May
Moldova445 records · best Apr, Mar
Ireland436 records · best May, Aug
Morocco410 records · best Mar, Apr
Saudi Arabia402 records · best Sep, Oct
Armenia344 records · best May, Apr
Latvia276 records · best May, Apr
Kosovo264 records · best Mar, Apr
Jordan248 records · best Apr, Sep
Myanmar230 records · best Jan, Mar
Pakistan225 records · best Mar, Feb
Iceland213 records · best May, Jun
Algeria143 records · best Mar, Apr
Montenegro112 records · best Apr, Mar
Luxembourg111 records · best Apr, Mar
Qatar107 records · best Sep, Mar
Uzbekistan105 records · best Apr, May
North Macedonia82 records · best Mar, Apr
Seychelles78 records · best Nov, Apr
Yemen77 records · best Oct, Jan
Tajikistan74 records · best Apr, May
Tunisia74 records · best Apr, Mar
Iraq70 records · best Mar, Apr
Bosnia and Herzegovina68 records · best Apr, Mar
Sudan66 records · best Dec, Feb
Chad65 records · best Feb, Mar
Mauritania64 records · best Dec, Jan
Palestine58 records · best Aug, Sep
Lebanon55 records · best Apr, Sep
Albania50 records · best Apr, Mar
Malta43 records · best Mar, Apr
Syria40 records · best Apr, Mar
Afghanistan39 records · best May, Apr
Djibouti31 records · best Sep, Oct
Niger30 records · best Mar, Jan
Bahrain24 records · best Oct, Sep
North Korea13 records · best Apr, Mar
Barbados13 records · best Mar, Apr
Eritrea12 records · best Sep, Oct
Mali10 records · best Feb, Mar
South Sudan7 records · best Nov, Mar
Brunei6 records · best Oct, Nov
Maldives5 records · best Jan, Mar
Palau5 records · best Sep, Nov
Turkmenistan3 records · best Mar, Apr
Cape Verde2 records · best Oct, Nov
East Timor2 records · best Feb, Mar
Antigua and Barbuda1 records · best Apr, Jan
Micronesia1 records · best Dec, Jan
Libya1 records · best Mar, Jan
Mauritius1 records · best Dec, Jan
Map
Where it has been recorded
Density of published records; brighter cells have more records.
Relatives
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