Garganey
Spatula querquedula
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusSpatula (Shovelers and Allies)
- SpeciesSpatula querquedula (Garganey)
Closest Relatives at Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Ruddy Shelduck
Tadorna ferruginea
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Taiga Bean Goose
Anser fabalis
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadorna
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Red-crested Pochard
Netta rufina
Common Pochard
Aythya ferina
Mandarin Duck
Aix galericulata
Ferruginous Duck
Aythya nyroca
Common Teal
Anas crecca
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Garganey in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Garganey sighting in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park, based on 13 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Garganey in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Garganey in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park in our monthly data.