Bird Guide Ducks and Geese Garganey

Garganey

Garganey
At a Glance Range & Identification Back to Top

At a Glance

All bird guide text and rangemaps adapted from Lives of North American Birds by Kenn Kaufman© 1996, used by permission of Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Category
Duck-like Birds, Ducks and Geese
IUCN Status
Least Concern
Habitat
Freshwater Wetlands, Lakes, Ponds, and Rivers
Region
Alaska and The North
Behavior
Swimming

Range & Identification

Description

Size
About the size of a Crow, About the size of a Robin
Color
Blue, Brown, Gray, Tan, White
Wing Shape
Long, Pointed
Tail Shape
Rounded, Short, Wedge-shaped

Songs and Calls

Call Pattern
Flat
Call Type
Croak/Quack, Rattle
Change in Abundance Over Time
Drawing on more than a century of community science from the Christmas Bird Count (CBC), this chart shows how this species’ relative abundance has shifted in recent decades. Explore more and get involved in the CBC.