Garganey
Spatula querquedula
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusSpatula (Shovelers and Allies)
- SpeciesSpatula querquedula (Garganey)
Closest Relatives at Snowdonia National Park
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadorna
Mute Swan
Cygnus olor
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligula
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Common Teal
Anas carolinensis
📅 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 Snowdonia National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Garganey sighting in Snowdonia National Park, based on 12 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Garganey in Snowdonia National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Garganey in Snowdonia National Park in our monthly data.