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Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)

Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) Female
Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) Female
Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) Male
Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) Male
Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) Female
Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) Male

About Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Anseriformes
  • Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks

The northern shoveler, often known simply as the shoveler where other related species do not occur, is a common and widespread duck. It breeds in northern areas of Europe and throughout the Palearctic and across most of North America, and winters in southern Europe, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. It is a rare vagrant to Australia. In North America, it breeds along the southern edge of Hudson Bay and west of this body of water, and as far south as the Great Lakes west to Colorado, Nevada, and Oregon.

Source: Wikipedia

Lifelists

Trips

Visits

  • 2006-01-03

    Bikaner - Gajner Palace, India
    Image from 2006-01-03

  • 2006-01-09

    Kheoladeo National Park, India

  • 2006-03-25

    Goksu Delta, Turkey

  • 2007-01-22

    Palo Alto Baylands, United States of America
    Not sure where these photos were taken, but I think it was here.
    Image from 2007-01-22
    Image from 2007-01-22

  • 2007-01-29

    Lake Merced , United States of America
    South of concrete bridge.

  • 2007-03-11

    Big Island - Hilo, United States of America
    In fish ponds.

  • 2007-04-10

    Ejido Lagoon, United States of America

  • 2008-01-08

    San Blas Ponds, Mexico
    Image from 2008-01-08

  • 2008-12-06

    Colusa National Wildlife Refuge, United States of America

  • 2008-12-06

    Suisun Marsh, United States of America

  • 2009-11-22

    Palo Alto Baylands, United States of America

  • 2009-12-31

    Palo Alto Baylands, United States of America

  • 2010-01-03

    Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, United States of America

  • 2010-02-21

    Lerma Marshes, Mexico

  • 2010-05-29

    Potter Marsh, United States of America

  • 2011-01-13

    Bale Mountains National Park, Ethiopia

  • 2012-07-10

    Arrowwood NWR, United States of America

  • 2012-07-11

    McKenzie Slough, United States of America

  • 2012-08-12

    Redwood Shores - Radio Road, United States of America

  • 2013-01-08

    Lijiang - Lashihai Wetland Park, China

  • 2013-04-16

    Aransas NWR (CTC 037) (Aransas Co.), United States of America

  • 2013-04-17

    Brazoria NWR (UTC 108), United States of America

  • 2013-04-19

    Anahuac NWR (UTC 049), United States of America

  • 2014-02-16

    Golden Gate Park - North Lake, United States of America

  • 2014-02-22

    Santa Fe Grade, United States of America

  • 2014-03-10

    Elfin Forest Preserve, United States of America

  • 2014-04-05

    Cosumnes River Preserve, United States of America

  • 2014-10-02

    Golden Gate Park - San Francisco Botanical Garden, United States of America

  • 2015-01-02

    Pixley NWR, United States of America

  • 2015-01-20

    Arrowhead Marsh, United States of America

  • 2015-01-21

    Shollenberger Park, United States of America

  • 2016-01-04

    Reserva Natural Laguna Cartagena, United States of America

  • 2016-01-18

    Candlestick Park, United States of America

  • 2017-01-15

    Al Ain, United Arab Emirates

  • 2017-10-21

    Golden Gate Park - Stow Lake, United States of America

  • 2017-10-28

    Norfolk Coast, England

  • 2017-11-25

    London, England

  • 2018-09-21

    Oceano, United States of America

  • 2018-09-22

    Oceano, United States of America

  • 2019-03-04

    Scottsdale, United States of America

  • 2019-10-02

    Orkney Islands, England

  • 2019-10-05

    London, England

  • 2019-11-03

    Heron's Head Park, United States of America

  • 2020-01-26

    Heron's Head Park, United States of America

  • 2021-09-24

    Oxford, England

  • 2022-01-15

    Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge, United States of America

  • 2022-12-03

    Pescadero Marsh, United States of America

  • 2024-02-16

    Tokyo Imperial Palace, Japan

  • 2024-02-22

    Naha Triangular Pond, Japan

  • 2024-02-27

    Izumi - Crane Center, Japan

  • 2024-02-29

    Kyoto - Osawa Pond, Japan

  • 2024-03-01

    Kasai Rinkai Park, Japan

  • 2024-03-02

    Tama River, Japan

  • 2025-02-21

    Oued Massa, Morocco

  • 2025-02-24

    Merzouga, Morocco

  • 2025-02-26

    Lac Zerouka, Morocco

  • 2025-03-11

    Parque Nacional Tablas Daimiel, Spain

  • 2025-05-29

    Banff National Park - Cave and Basin Marsh, Canada