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Garganey

Spatula querquedula

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 20,140, February 14,875, March 23,306, April 36,666, May 52,866, June 57,647, July 61,686, August 53,049, September 38,948, October 29,072, November 15,886, December 12,416.
United States421,306
Alaska416,555
Russia9,262
California1,932
Canada1,375
India873
Altai Krai851
Sverdlovsk Oblast841
Italy763
Moscow Oblast613

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Traits

Behavioral

  • MigratoryTravels long distances seasonallyFrom its classification

Dietary

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderWaterfowl · Anseriformes
FamilyDucks, Geese, and Swans · Anatidae
GenusShovelers and Allies · Spatula

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