Northern Shoveler
(Anas clypeata)
| Conservation Status | IUCN Red List |
LC - Least Concern |
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NatureServe |
N5B, N5N - Secure Breeding and Nonbreeding SNRB - Unranked Breeding |
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Minnesota |
not listed |
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| Occurrence | Common migrant, uncommon breeder |
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| Habitat | Shallow marshes, bogs, and lakes with muddy bottoms |
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| Size | 18″ to 20″ in length 30″ wingspan |
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| Migration | Early March to mid-May and August to early December |
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| Taxonomy | Order: |
Anseriformes (ducks, geese, swans, and relatives) |
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Family: |
Anatidae (ducks, geese, and swans) |
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| Northern Shoveler Allen Chartier |
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| Northern Shoveler Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren |
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| Burnaby Lake female Shoveler wetvideocamera |
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Uploaded on Feb 19, 2011 female Northern Shoveler seen at Piper Spit, Burnaby Lake, BC ( Anas clypeata ) |
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| SKEDAND Northern Shoveler (Anas clypeata) Klipp - 1185 AROSFILM |
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Published on May 29, 2013 Skedand. Asköviken Västerås i Västmanland 15-Maj 2013, Northern Shoveler in Sweden, AROS FILM Fotograf: Gunnar Fernqvist. |
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| Northern Shoveler Duck (UK Lake Birds) MrXanaduBirds |
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Published on Jan 28, 2013 No description available. |
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| Northern Shoveler pair swirling Timothy Ng |
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Uploaded on Nov 26, 2011 The behavior of swirling, gathering plankton or seeds from water surface by straining with bill. 11/26/2011 (Sat) morning at East Pond, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge, NYC. |
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| Male Northern Shoveler Claire Herzog |
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Published on Jan 18, 2014 No description available. |
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| Bill Reynolds 6/15/2008 |
Location: Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge |
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