Garganey
Spatula querquedula
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusSpatula (Shovelers and Allies)
- SpeciesSpatula querquedula (Garganey)
Closest Relatives at Keoladeo National Park
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Indian Spot-billed Duck
Anas poecilorhyncha
Bar-headed Goose
Anser indicus
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Ruddy Shelduck
Tadorna ferruginea
Lesser Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna javanica
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
Comb Duck
Sarkidiornis melanotos
Red-crested Pochard
Netta rufina
Ferruginous Duck
Aythya nyroca
📅 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 Keoladeo National Park?
About 37% of visitor-days record a Garganey sighting in Keoladeo National Park, based on 693 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Garganey in Keoladeo National Park?
April has the highest sighting rate for Garganey in Keoladeo National Park in our monthly data.