Garganey

About this species

This species has 778,731 occurrence records from 161 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from Sweden (18.7%), the Netherlands (18.6%), India (10.4%), Denmark (6.6%) and France (6.2%); together they account for 60.5% of the total. In Sweden, this species accounts for 0.14% of all bird records in GBIF.

The scientific name Spatula querquedula combines the genus name Spatula with the species epithet querquedula. The Warbla app catalog lists 10 species of the genus Spatula; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Spatula clypeata, Spatula discors and Spatula cyanoptera.

The catalog has GBIF record counts for 162 species of the family Anatidae. This species ranks 46th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Anas platyrhynchos. Its record count is 61.3% of the family average (1,269,675). The family Anatidae belongs to the order Anseriformes, which has 166 species in the Warbla app catalog.

More birds in the family Anatidae

• Northern Shoveler
• Blue-winged Teal
• Mallard
• Canada Goose
• Eurasian Teal
• Gadwall
• Mute Swan
• Wood duck
• Common Goldeneye

Credits & data sources

• Wikidata
• GBIF.org