(Anas clypeata)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Biology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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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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Description |
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Size |
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18″ to 20″ in length 30″ wingspan |
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Habitat |
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Shallow marshes, bogs, and lakes with muddy bottoms |
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Biology |
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Migration |
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Early March to mid-May and August to early December |
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Distribution |
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Occurrence |
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Common migrant, uncommon breeder |
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Maps |
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The Minnesota Ornithologists’ Union All Seasons Species Occurrence Map |
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Taxonomy |
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Class | Aves (birds) | ||
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Anseriformes (waterfowl) | ||
Family |
Anatidae (ducks, geese, and swans) | ||
Subfamily | Anatinae (dabbling ducks) | ||
Genus |
Spatula (shovelers and allies) | ||
This species was originally placed in the genus Anas. A molecular phylogenetic study published in 2009 showed that the genus contained members with different evolutionary ancestors – it was polyphyletic. The genus was split into four new genera. This species and nine others were placed in the resurrected genus Spatula. |
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Margot Avey | |||
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Lynn Rubey | |||
A Northern Shoveler flying low over the marsh In The Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge along a gated service road. |
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An adult male Northern Shoveler on driftwood along the banks of The Minnesota River in The Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge. |
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Female Northern Shoiveler floating on the Minnesota River in The Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge. |
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A female and Male Northern Shoveler paddling down the Minnesota River in The Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge. |
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Bill Reynolds | |||
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Northern Shoveler Allen Chartier |
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Northern Shoveler Andy Reago & Chrissy McClarren |
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Northern Shoveler JMC Nature Photos |
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Other Videos | |||
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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Margot Avey 8/20/2019 |
Location: Westwood Hills Nature Center |
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Lynn Rubey 8/13/2019 |
Location: Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge A Northern Shoveler flying low over the marsh In The Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge along a gated service road. |
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Lynn Rubey 6/22/2019 |
Location: Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge An adult male Northern Shoveler on driftwood along the banks of The Minnesota River in The Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge. |
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Lynn Rubey 5/20/2019 |
Location: Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge A female and Male Northern Shoveler paddling down the Minnesota River in The Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge. |
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Bill Reynolds 6/15/2008 |
Location: Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge |
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