Gadwall
Mareca strepera
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusMareca (Wigeons and Allies)
- SpeciesMareca strepera (Gadwall)
Closest Relatives at Sierra de Guadarrama National Park
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Ruddy Shelduck
Tadorna ferruginea
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadorna
Red-crested Pochard
Netta rufina
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
Swan Goose
Anser cygnoides
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Bar-headed Goose
Anser indicus
📅 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 Gadwall in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?
About 13% of visitor-days record a Gadwall sighting in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park, based on 875 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Gadwall in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Gadwall in Sierra de Guadarrama National Park in our monthly data.