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| General Comments |
This Old World species breeds from the British Isles eastward to the Pacific Coast of Siberia. Thus, the Garganey has such a wide range that strays to North America can, and do, occur along both coasts; there are many records even from mid-continent. However, the species is kept in captivity, and thus each state/province records committee has a difficult decision judging the provenance of each report. Only one such report has been accepted (as being of wild origin) by the NC BRC. |
| Breeding Status |
Nonbreeder |
| NC BRC List |
Provisional |
| State Status |
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| U.S. Status |
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| State Rank |
SA |
| Global Rank |
G5 |
| Coastal Plain |
Accidental. The only state record, accepted by the NC BRC as being of wild origin, was of a male seen at a pond in Buxton (Dare) in Mar 1957* [Chat 21:68-70 link]; Chat 21:88). An earlier committee had considered the bird to be a possible escape, and had not placed it on the Provisional/Accepted List. As no photo is available for the bird, it is thus accepted only to Provisional status. |
| Piedmont |
No records. |
| Mountains |
No records. |
| Finding Tips |
1/2* |
| Attribution |
LeGrand[2023-03-01], LeGrand[2018-02-01], LeGrand[2017-07-07] |
