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Garganey

Spatula querquedula

Least Concern

पंखों का फैलाव

37.6 cm

वजन

401.25 g

कुल

Anatidae

गण

Anseriformes

The Garganey (Spatula querquedula) is a bird species in the family Anatidae (ducks, geese & swans), within the order Anseriformes (waterfowl). Recorded measurements include a wingspan of 37.6 cm and a weight of 401.2 g. The IUCN Red List classifies it as Least Concern.

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के बारे में

A small migratory teal. Males are unmistakable with a broad white supercilium, chocolate-brown head, and bluish-grey wing coverts. The only Eurasian duck that is fully migratory, wintering in Africa and South Asia. Breeds across Eurasia; one of the most long-distance migrant ducks.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
पंखों का फैलाव	37.6 cm	14.8 in
वजन	401.25 g	14.15 oz

पहचान

पंख

Breeding males have chocolate-brown head with sweeping white supercilium. Blue-gray forewing; green speculum with white border. Gray flanks with white vermiculations. Females brown with white loral stripe.

Habitat & Range

Breeds on freshwater marshes, flooded meadows, and lake margins in Eurasia from Europe east to Siberia. Winters across sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian subcontinent, and Southeast Asia in wetlands of all kinds.

🌿 Wetland 🏖️ Coastal

भौगोलिक वितरण

Breeds across the Palearctic; winters from western Europe and North Africa east through South Asia to Southeast Asia.

Diet & Feeding

Eats seeds, plant matter, and aquatic invertebrates; dabbles in shallow wetlands; diet shifts toward invertebrates in breeding season.

संरक्षण स्थिति

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

व्यवहार और प्रजनन

घोंसला बनाना

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 21-23 days. Fledging: 35-40 days.

अंडों की संख्या

6-14

ध्वनि

गीत

Male produces a distinctive mechanical rattle or craking sound; female gives a subdued quack. The rattling male call is unlike any other teal and immediately diagnostic.

वर्गिकी

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
गण	Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
कुल	Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus	Spatula
प्रजातियां	Spatula querquedula

Distribution

Garganey has been recorded in 6 countries.

उपस्थित Not recorded

countries highlighted

🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States

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अक्सर पूछे जाने वाले प्रश्न

What does the Garganey eat?

Eats seeds, plant matter, and aquatic invertebrates; dabbles in shallow wetlands; diet shifts toward invertebrates in breeding season.

Where does the Garganey live?

Is the Garganey endangered?

The Garganey has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Garganey nest?

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 21-23 days. Fledging: 35-40 days.

What does the Garganey sound like?

Male produces a distinctive mechanical rattle or craking sound; female gives a subdued quack. The rattling male call is unlike any other teal and immediately diagnostic.

How big is the Garganey?

The Garganey has a wingspan of 37.6 cm, weight of 401.25 g.

What order and family does the Garganey belong to?

The Garganey (Spatula querquedula) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.