The garganey 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 southern Africa, India, Bangladesh and Australasia during the winter of the Northern hemisphere, where large flocks can occur. This species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae. Like other small ducks such as the common teal, this species rises easily from the water with a fast twisting wader-like flight. Source: Wikipedia
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1758)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 10
1 p.126
Protonym:
Anas Querquedula
Avibase ID:
F577BA0F5BB7BD3F
Avibase ID:
avibase-F577BA0F
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/F577BA0F
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175093
Geographic range:
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
American Ornithologists' Union 5th edition (incl. 34th suppl.): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (1983): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 35th suppl.): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 36th suppl.): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 37th suppl.): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 38th suppl.): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 39th suppl.): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 40th suppl.): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
American Ornithologists' Union 6th edition (incl. 41st suppl.): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (1998): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 42nd suppl.): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 43rd suppl.): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 44th suppl.): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 45th suppl.): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 46th suppl.): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 47th suppl.): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 48th suppl.): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 49th suppl.): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 60th suppl.): Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl.): Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 61st suppl. and addendum): Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 62nd suppl.): Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
American Ornithologists' Society 7th edition (incl. 63rd suppl.): Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
Birdlife checklist version 00: Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Birdlife checklist version 01: Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Birdlife checklist version 02: Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Birdlife checklist version 03: Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Birdlife checklist version 04: Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2022): Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Christidis and Boles (2008): Systematics and Taxonomy of Australian Birds: Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Sarcelle d'été ( Anas querquedula) |
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Sarcelle d'été ( Anas querquedula) |
Clements 1st edition: Garganey Teal ( Anas querquedula) |
Clements, version 2021: Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
Clements, version 2022: Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
Clements, version 2023: Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
Clements 3rd edition: Garganey Teal ( Anas querquedula) |
Clements 4th edition: Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Clements 5th edition (as published): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Clements 6th edition: Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Clements, version 2015: Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Clements, version 2016: Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Clements, version 2017: Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
Clements, version 2018: Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
Clements, version 2019: Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
eBird version 1.50: Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
eBird version 1.52: Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
eBird version 1.53: Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
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eBird version 2015: Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
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eBird version 2017: Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
eBird version 2018: Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
eBird version 2019: Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
eBird version 2021: Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
eBird version 2022: Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
eBird version 2023: Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Oriental Bird Club: Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Anas querquedula |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Anas querquedula |
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Anas querquedula |
Sibley and Monroe (1993): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Garganey ( Anas querquedula) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Garganey ( Spatula querquedula) |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Anas querquedula |
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Anas querquedula |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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