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The garganey (Spatula querquedula) is a small dabbling duck.It breeds in much of Europe and across the Palearctic, but is strictly migratory, with the entire population moving to Africa, India (in particular Santragachi), Bangladesh (in the natural reservoirs of Sylhet district) and Australasia during the winter of the Northern hemisphere, [2] where large flocks can occur.
Spatula is a genus or subgenus of ducks in the family Anatidae that includes the shovelers, garganey, and several species of American teals. Taxonomy
Anseriformes (Anser being Latin for "goose") is the taxonomic order to which the ducks, geese, swans, and screamers belong. BirdLife International has assessed 166 species; 89 (54% of total species) have had their population estimated.
This is a list of the breeds of domestic duck which have official recognition at national or international level. [1]Most breeds of duck derive from the wild mallard, Anas platyrhynchos, while a small minority are descendants of the Muscovy duck, Cairina moschata.
Anatidae includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl, such as geese and swans. These birds are adapted to an aquatic existence with webbed feet, flattened bills, and feathers that are excellent at shedding water due to an oily coating. Tundra swan, Cygnus columbianus (A) Garganey, Spatula querquedula (A) Northern shoveler, Spatula clypeata (A)
Black-bellied whistling duck: Dendrocygna autumnalis (Linnaeus, 1758) 2 Spotted whistling duck: Dendrocygna guttata Schlegel, 1866: 3 West Indian whistling duck: Dendrocygna arborea (Linnaeus, 1758) 4 Fulvous whistling duck: Dendrocygna bicolor (Vieillot, 1816) 5 Plumed whistling duck: Dendrocygna eytoni (Eyton, 1838) 6 Wandering whistling duck
[1] [12] Migratory waterbirds wintering here include northern pintail, garganey, northern shoveller, black-winged stilt, and other shorebirds and terns such as whiskered tern. [1] [13] Cattle egrets and little cormorants are also seen outside the breeding season.
Blue-billed duck; Musk duck; Freckled duck; Black swan; Cape Barren goose; Australian shelduck; Australian wood duck; Pacific black duck; Australian shoveler; Grey teal; Chestnut teal; Garganey (vagrant) Pink-eared duck; Hardhead; Mallard (introduced)