Garganey
Spatula querquedula
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusSpatula (Shovelers and Allies)
- SpeciesSpatula querquedula (Garganey)
Closest Relatives at Wadden Sea National Park
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
Anas cyanoptera
Spatula cyanoptera
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadorna
Barnacle Goose
Branta leucopsis
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligula
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
Common Eider
Somateria mollissima
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
📅 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 Wadden Sea National Park?
About 4% of visitor-days record a Garganey sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 536 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Garganey in Wadden Sea National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Garganey in Wadden Sea National Park in our monthly data.