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Species profile—Spatula querquedula (garganey)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Anatidae (ducks, geese and swans) → Spatula querquedula (garganey)

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Anatidae (ducks, geese and swans)
Scientific name
Spatula querquedula Linnaeus, 1758
Common name
garganey
WildNet taxon ID
1995
Synonym(s)
Anas querquedula
Alternate name(s)
summer teal
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
SL
Conservation significant
Yes
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Aquatic & Terrestrial

Other resources

Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums (OZCAM)
Atlas of Living Australia

Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1995

This information is sourced from the WildNet database managed by the Queensland Department of Environment and Science.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
8 March 2022
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