Garganey
Anas querquedula

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>> GENERAL >>>>>

– small duck, slightly larger than Eurasian Teal
– diurnal/nocturnal migrant
– migrates pairwise or in small to medium flocks in messy formation
– often mixed with other dabbling ducks

>> VISUAL ID >>>>>


Garganey Anas querquedula, M AD BREED
BIF0561, 22/05/2010, Havelland, Germany, Mathias Putze


Garganey Anas querquedula, M AD BREED
BIF0562, 22/05/2010, Havelland, Germany, Mathias Putze


Garganey Anas querquedula, M AD BREED
BIF0560, 25/05/2017, Havelland, Germany, Mathias Putze


Garganey Anas querquedula, M F AD BREED
BIF0563, 28/04/2010, Gahlenbeck, Germany, Mathias Putze


Garganey Anas querquedula, M F AD BREED
BIF0564, 28/04/2010, Gahlenbeck, Germany, Mathias Putze


Garganey Anas querquedula, F
BIF0491, 14/02/2015, Khawr Dhurf, Oman, Mathias Putze


Garganey Anas querquedula, M AD BREED
BIF1223, 08/04/2012, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Heiß

BIF492_MPU_I1Q3268_150114_garg-1_ethiopia_lake-chamo
Garganey Anas querquedula, M AD NBREED
BIF0492, 14/01/2015, Lake Chamo, Ethiopia, Mathias Putze

BIF493_MPU_I1Q7638_150215_garg-2_oman_khawr-dhurf
Garganey Anas querquedula
BIF0493, 14/02/2015, Khawr Dhurf, Oman, Mathias Putze


Garganey Anas querquedula, M F AD BREED
BIF1224, 14/03/2012, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Heiß


Garganey Anas querquedula, M F NBREED
Eurasian Teal Anas c. crecca, probably F (2nd from left)
BIF1225, 21/09/2016, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Heiß


Garganey Anas querquedula, M F NBREED
BIF1226, 17/09/2016, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Heiß


Garganey Anas querquedula, M F NBREED
Eurasian Teal Anas c. crecca, probably F (e.g. two birds left)
BIF1227, 16/09/2011, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Heiß


Garganey Anas querquedula
BIF1228, 20/09/2016, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Heiß


Garganey Anas querquedula
BIF1229, 20/09/2016, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Heiß

>> ACOUSTIC ID >>>>>

– no particular flight calls
– usually silent during diurnal migration flights
– but vocal during nocturnal migration (social calls, display?)
– female: nasal, typical rasping (female) duck calls
– male: distinctive short wooden rattle consisting of short series
of 8-10 elements

– calls in flight not yet sound recorded –

>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>>

Eurasian Wigeon
Eurasian Teal

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