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Garganey
Latin Name:
Anas querquedula
Category:
Size:
40cm
Description:
Small duck with large grey bill. Male has dramatic white eyebrows on a brown head and pearlygrey flanks contrasting with the brown breast and spotted brown stern. Displays silvery-blue forewings in flight. Female similar to Common Teal, mottled brownish but with distinct eyestripes and pale supercilia, loral and chin spots and larger bill. A fast and agile flyer. Habits: Gregarious and very social, mixing with other species.
Habitat:
Inhabits thickly vegetated jheels, coastal lagoons, swamps and paddy.
Distribution:
Abundant winter visitor in south, mainly passage migrant in northern areas. Also occurs in Africa, Eurasia and Indonesia.
Call:
Call Description:
Male has distinct dry cricket-like rattle. Female makes a quiet quack.
IUCN:
National Status:
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