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Spatula querquedula(Linnaeus, 1758)

Garganey

Image acquired with permission from the Natural History Museum at Tring, United Kingdom. Specimen collected by A. R. Wallace. Specimen locality: Ceram
Label transcription: [Collected by A.R. Wallace. 1859 Anas ♂. Ceram (W.) 34.] [No. Brit. Mus. Reg. 73.5.12.2237. ♂ Querquedula circia, (L.) Loc. Ceram. Ex. Coll. A.R.Wallace.]

NOTE:
Species known to occur in Singapore.
Imaged Wallace Specimen from Ceram.

Taxon Information

Classification:
Vertebrata: Aves: Anseriformes: Anatidae (Ducks & Geese)
Taxon Name (original as given on label):
Querquedula circia
Collector:
A.R. Wallace
Locality of Specimen:
Ceram
Specimen Repository:
Natural History Museum Tring