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The Garganey (Spatula querquedula) belongs to the family of ducks, geese and swans, the Anatidae under the order Anseriformes.
Garganey taxonomy
The Anatidae is the family of ducks, wigeons, geese and swans. The family Anatidae was first introduced by William Elford Leach, MD, FRS (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836), an English zoologist and marine biologist, in the year 1820.The family Anatidae comprises seven subfamilies, including Anatinae. The subfamily Anatinae was first described by William Elford Leach, MD, FRS (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836), an English zoologist and marine biologist, in the year 1820.
Several genera have been placed under the subfamily Anatinae, including Spatula. The genus Spatula was first described by Friedrich Boie (4 June 1789 – 3 March 1870), a German entomologist, herpetologist and ornithologist, in the year 1822.
The genus Spatula comprises ten extant shovelers species, including Garganey (Spatula querquedula).
The Spatula querquedula (Garganey) species was first described by Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist, in the year 1758.
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| Binomial name: | Spatula querquedula |
| Species: | S. querquedula |
| Genus: | Spatula |
| Subfamily: | - |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Class: | Aves |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| 1.Garganey - Spatula querquedula Image by Davidvraju |
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| 2.Garganey - Spatula querquedula Image by Le poidesans |
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| 3.Garganey - Spatula querquedula Image by Ferran Pestaña |
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| 4.Garganey - Spatula querquedula Image by Ferran Pestaña |
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| 5.Garganey - Spatula querquedula Image by Tony Hisgett |
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| 6.Garganey - Spatula querquedula Image by Koshy Koshy |
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| 7.Garganey - Spatula querquedula Image by Frankie Chu |
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| 8.Garganey - Spatula querquedula Image by Tony Morris |
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| 9.Garganey - Spatula querquedula Image by Tony Morris |
1.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Garganey_David_Raju.jpg (cropped)
Author: Davidvraju | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 9/2/18
2.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/giuss95/14121688925 (cropped)
Author: Le poidesans | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 9/2/18
3.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ferranp/549353534/ (cropped)
Author: Ferran Pestaña | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 9/2/18
4.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/ferranp/4431683192/ (cropped)
Author: Ferran Pestaña | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 9/2/18
5.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/hisgett/5370564607/in/photostream/ (cropped)
Author: Tony Hisgett | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 9/2/18
6.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/kkoshy/6825701234/ (cropped)
Author: Koshy Koshy | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 9/2/18
7.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/frankie_chu/5154066297/ (cropped)
Author: Frankie Chu | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 9/2/18
8.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/tonymorris/13455604974/ (cropped)
Author: Tony Morris | License: CC BY-NC 2.0 as on 9/2/18
9.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/tonymorris/13455361253/ (cropped)
Author: Tony Morris | License: CC BY-NC 2.0 as on 9/2/18
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