Garganey

Spatula querquedula - Sarcelle d'été

Sarcelle d'été
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Anseriformes

  • Family
    :

    Anatidés

  • Genus
    :

    Spatula

  • Species
    :

    querquedula

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 41 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 58 à 69 cm.
  • Weight
    : 300 à 440 g
Longevity

20 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Description identification

Sarcelle d'été
♂ adult plum. breeding
Sarcelle d'été
♀ adult plum. breeding

Garganey (Spatula querquedula) is a species of bird in the Anatidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Sarcelle d'été,
  • Cerceta carretona,
  • marreco-comum,
  • Knäkente,
  • böjti réce,
  • Zomertaling,
  • Marzaiola,
  • årta,
  • Knekkand,
  • kačica chrapačka,
  • čírka modrá,
  • Atlingand,
  • heinätavi,
  • Somereend,
  • xarrasclet,
  • Taumönd,
  • cyranka (zwyczajna),
  • prīkšķe,
  • reglja,
  • Чирок-трескунок,
  • Itik jurai,
  • シマアジ,
  • 白眉鸭,
  • เป็ดลาย,
  • 白眉鴨,

Voice song and cries

Sarcelle d'été
♂ adult plum. transition

Habitat

Sarcelle d'été
♀ adult

Grassland : Subtropical/Tropical Seasonally Wet/Flooded ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Seasonal/Intermittent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Permanent Inland Deltas ; Marine Neritic : Estuaries ; Marine Intertidal : Salt Marshes (Emergent Grasses) ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Coastal Brackish/Saline Lagoons/Marine Lakes ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha), Wastewater Treatment Areas

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

QRcode Sarcelle d'été
published: - Updated: 05-12-2004
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