Garganey
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Garganey

Spatula querquedula

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Vatnajokull National Park
14 Verified records at Vatnajokull National Park
June Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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, 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 Eurasian teal, this species rises easily from the water with a fast twisting wader-like flight. Their breeding habitat is grassland adjacent to shallow marshes and steppe lakes. Wikipedia →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Garganey sighting in Vatnajokull National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Vatnajokull National Park

Northern Shoveler
LC

Northern Shoveler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spatula clypeata

5–10% · With luck
Blue-winged Teal
LC

Blue-winged Teal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spatula discors

Insufficient data
Eurasian Wigeon
LC

Eurasian Wigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mareca penelope

70–80% · Likely
Mallard
LC

Mallard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas platyrhynchos

60–70% · Likely
Tufted Duck
LC

Tufted Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aythya fuligula

60–70% · Likely
Whooper Swan
LC

Whooper Swan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cygnus cygnus

50–60% · Likely
Red-breasted Merganser
LC

Red-breasted Merganser

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mergus serrator

50–60% · Likely
Common Eider
NT

Common Eider

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Somateria mollissima

50–60% · Likely
Long-tailed Duck
VU

Long-tailed Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Clangula hyemalis

40–50% · Likely
Harlequin Duck
LC

Harlequin Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Histrionicus histrionicus

30–40% · Possible
Common Teal
LC

Common Teal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas crecca

30–40% · Possible
Barrow's Goldeneye
LC

Barrow's Goldeneye

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Bucephala islandica

20–30% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
<5
Oct
<5
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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

# Park Country Probability
1 Keoladeo National Park 🇮🇳 India
30–40%
2 Fertő-Hanság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
30–40%
3 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
20–30%
4 Hortobágy National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
20–30%
5 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
10–20%
6 Białowieża National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
10–20%
7 Hemis National Park 🇮🇳 India
10–20%
8 Ranthambore National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
9 Kaziranga National Park 🇮🇳 India
5–10%
10 Yala National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
5–10%
11 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
12 Bavarian Forest National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
13 Doñana National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
14 Wilpattu National Park 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka
<5%
15 Amboseli National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
16 Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park 🇲🇳 Mongolia
<5%
17 Satpura National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
18 Lake Nakuru National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
<5%
19 Nagarhole National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
20 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
<5%
21 Vatnajokull National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
<5%
22 Chitwan National Park 🇳🇵 Nepal
<5%
23 Khao Yai National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
<5%
24 Kanha National Park 🇮🇳 India
<5%
25 Pyrénées National Park 🇫🇷 France
<5%
26 Sierra de Guadarrama National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
27 Ngorongoro Conservation Area 🇹🇿 Tanzania
<5%
28 Monfragüe National Park 🇪🇸 Spain
<5%
29 Cévennes National Park 🇫🇷 France
Insufficient data
30 Bandipur National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
31 Triglav National Park 🇸🇮 Slovenia
Insufficient data
32 Nikko National Park 🇯🇵 Japan
Insufficient data
33 Jim Corbett National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
34 Aberdare National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
35 Sundarbans National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
36 Namdapha National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
37 Bandhavgarh National Park 🇮🇳 India
Insufficient data
38 Queen Elizabeth National Park 🇺🇬 Uganda
Insufficient data
39 Masai Mara National Reserve 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
40 Tsavo East National Park 🇰🇪 Kenya
Insufficient data
41 Serengeti National Park 🇹🇿 Tanzania
Insufficient data
42 Doi Inthanon National Park 🇹🇭 Thailand
Insufficient data
43 Virunga National Park 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Garganey in Vatnajokull National Park?

About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Garganey sighting in Vatnajokull National Park, based on 14 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Garganey in Vatnajokull National Park?

June has the highest sighting rate for Garganey in Vatnajokull National Park in our monthly data.

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