A French designer born in Paris Mr. Jean Bousquet established the company in 1964 was name derived from the word 'garganey'. From Wordnik.com. [xml's Blinklist.com] Reference
In the Hadejia-Nguru wetlands the most common waterbirds are white-faced whistling duck (Dendrocygna viduata), garganey (Anas querquedula), northern pintail (Anas acuta), and ruff (Philomachus pugnax). From Wordnik.com. [Lake Chad flooded savanna] Reference
Yet another water dweller is the garganey, a kind of duck. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol XXIII No 3] Reference
Of the migratory species only a few shovellers and garganey teal tarry till May. From Wordnik.com. [A Bird Calendar for Northern India] Reference
At the beginning of the month the garganey teal are almost the only migratory ducks to be seen on them. From Wordnik.com. [A Bird Calendar for Northern India] Reference
More than 31 threatened mammals, including the sloth bear, leopard and water buffalo and birds, including painted stork, open billed stork, garganey, pin tail and whistling teal have been identified in the park, warden Weerasinghe Dissanayake was quoted as saying. From Wordnik.com. [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference
Other waterbirds include shoveler (Anas clypeata), teal (A. crecca), wigeon (A. penelope), garganey (A. querquedula), grey heron (Ardea cinerea), pochard (Aythya ferina), ferruginous duck (A. nyroca), Kentish plover (Charadrius alexandrinus), and cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo). From Wordnik.com. [Nile Delta flooded savanna] Reference
Approximately 500,000 garganey (Anas querquedula) and up to 200,000 pintail (Anas acuta) winter here, along with large numbers of ferruginous duck (Aythya nyroca), white-winged tern (Chlidonias leucopterus), ruff (Philomachus pugnax), black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa) and other waterbirds. From Wordnik.com. [Inner Niger Delta flooded savanna] Reference
Between 450-550,000 Anatidae, 250,000 Limicolae, 20,000 greater flamingos Phoenicopterus ruber, 3,000-12,000 lesser flamingos P. minor and 2,500 European spoonbills Platalea leucorodia, owe their winter survival to the quality of the environment of the Senegal river delta. 300 species have been recorded including garganey Anas querquedula, shoveler A. clypeata, pintail A. acuta, ruff Philomachus pugnax, and black-tailed godwit Limosa limosa. From Wordnik.com. [Djoudj National Bird Sanctuary, Senegal] Reference
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