Northern shoveler - Wikipedia
网页The northern shoveler (/ ˈ ʃ ʌ v əl ər /; Spatula clypeata), known simply in Britain as the shoveler, [2] is a common and widespread duck. It breeds in northern areas of Europe and across the Palearctic and across most of North America , [ 3 ] wintering in southern Europe , the Indian subcontinent , Southeast Asia , Central America , the ...
Northern Shoveler Identification - All About Birds
网页Perhaps the most outwardly distinctive of the dabbling ducks thanks to its large spoon-shaped bill, the Northern Shoveler busily forages head down in shallow wetlands. Its uniquely shaped bill has comblike projections along its edges, which filter out tiny crustaceans and seeds from the water.
Shoveler | Diet, Habitat, & Facts | Britannica
网页Shoveler, any of four species of dabbling ducks in the genus Anas (family Anatidae) with large, long, spoon-shaped bills. Shovelers appear somewhat humpbacked in the air, although they are rapid fliers. They inhabit shallow marshes and lagoons, where they use their bills to sift small organisms and seeds from the mud.
Shoveler - Wikipedia
网页The shovelers or shovellers are four species of dabbling ducks with long, broad spatula-shaped beaks: Red shoveler, Anas platalea. Cape shoveler, Anas smithii. Australasian shoveler, Anas rhynchotis. Northern shoveler, Anas clypeata.
Northern Shoveler | Audubon Field Guide
网页Audubon’s scientists have used 140 million bird observations and sophisticated climate models to project how climate change will affect the range of the Northern Shoveler. Learn even more in our Audubon’s Survival By Degrees project.
Northern Shoveler - All About Birds
网页Perhaps the most outwardly distinctive of the dabbling ducks thanks to its large spoon-shaped bill, the Northern Shoveler busily forages head down in shallow wetlands. Its uniquely shaped bill has comblike projections along its edges, which filter out tiny crustaceans and seeds from the water.
Northern Shoveler - eBird
网页Identification. Medium-sized duck; smaller than a Mallard. Huge, spoon-shaped bill visible at a distance and in flight. Breeding males have dark green head, white breast, and chestnut sides and belly.
Northern Shoveler Life History - All About Birds
网页Perhaps the most outwardly distinctive of the dabbling ducks thanks to its large spoon-shaped bill, the Northern Shoveler busily forages head down in shallow wetlands. Its uniquely shaped bill has comblike projections along its edges, which filter out tiny crustaceans and seeds from the water.
Northern shoveler - Smithsonian's National Zoo
网页The northern shoveler is an easily recognizable duck due to the shovel-shaped bill that inspired its name. Their bill, one of the largest of any waterfowl, is specialized for skimming the water’s surface for small invertebrates and aquatic plants.
Northern Shoveler - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
网页The northern shoveler is a ground-nesting species that uses grasslands primarily in the Prairie Pothole Region of the north-central U.S. and central Canada. In winter, this species uses a wide variety of wetlands, including flooded agricultural fields, coastal lagoons, estuaries, freshwater marshes, and will even make use of deep-water lakes ...
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