Garganey
Spatula querquedula
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusSpatula (Shovelers and Allies)
- SpeciesSpatula querquedula (Garganey)
Closest Relatives at Lake Nakuru National Park
Hottentot Teal
Spatula hottentota
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Yellow-billed Duck
Anas undulata
Cape Teal
Anas capensis
Red-billed Teal
Anas erythrorhyncha
White-faced Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna viduata
African Black Duck
Anas sparsa
Comb Duck
Sarkidiornis melanotos
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
Spur-winged Goose
Plectropterus gambensis
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
📅 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 Lake Nakuru National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Garganey sighting in Lake Nakuru National Park, based on 8 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Garganey in Lake Nakuru National Park?
February has the highest sighting rate for Garganey in Lake Nakuru National Park in our monthly data.