Garganey
Spatula querquedula
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusSpatula (Shovelers and Allies)
- SpeciesSpatula querquedula (Garganey)
Closest Relatives at Kaziranga National Park
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Bar-headed Goose
Anser indicus
Indian Spot-billed Duck
Anas poecilorhyncha
Ruddy Shelduck
Tadorna ferruginea
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Lesser Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna javanica
Ferruginous Duck
Aythya nyroca
Tundra Swan
Cygnus columbianus
📅 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 Kaziranga National Park?
About 3% of visitor-days record a Garganey sighting in Kaziranga National Park, based on 159 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Garganey in Kaziranga National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Garganey in Kaziranga National Park in our monthly data.