Anas clypeata (Red-Breasted Shoveler)

Overview

The Northern Shoveler population status is stable. But, deforestation and agricultural development has the shovelers migrating further east in North America. The Northern Shoveler is very similar in characteristics to the Mallard; so much so that many hunters shoot the Northern Shovelers mistaking them for Mallards.

Common Names

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Common Names in Afrikaans:

Europese Slopeend

Common Names in Dutch:

Slobeend

Common Names in English:

Blue-Winged Shoveler, Broad-Bill, Broady, Butter Duck, Common Shoveler, Cow-Frog, Mud Duck, Mud-Shoveler, Mule Duck, Northern Shoveler, Northern Shoveller, Red-Breasted Shoveler, Scooper, Shovel-Bill, Shoveler, Spoon-Bill Duck, Spoon-Bill Teal, Spoonbill, Spoonbill Duck, Swaddle-Bill

Common Names in Finnish:

Lapasorsa

Common Names in French:

Canard Souchet

Common Names in German:

Löffelente

Common Names in Hebrew:

מרית

Common Names in Italian:

Mestolone

Common Names in Japanese:

ハシビロガモ

Common Names in Russian:

Широконоска, Shirokonoska

Common Names in Spanish:

Cuchara Común, Pato Chucara, Pato Cucharón-Norteño, Pato Cucharón-Norteño, Pato Cuchar�n-Norte�o

Description

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Physical Description

Adult Female: Head : mostly buff with fine brown mottling Bill: blackish with orange Shape : spoon-shaped Size: large.Adult Male: Head: black with dark green gloss Face : Facial Skin : orange Bill: black Shape: spoon-shaped Size: large Body: Back: chestnut with black center Belly: rich chestnut Breast: white Chest: white Flanks: white Sides: rich chestnut Legs : Femorals: white spot Leg Color: orange Wings: Speculum: green Tail: black with white outer feathers.

Color:

Adult male alternate: Alternate plumage worn from fall through early summer · Black bill · Eyes yellow · Green head · White lower neck, breast, and tail · Rusty underbody with white band on hind flanks · Dark back, with elongated white scapulars · Pale blue upper secondary coverts · Green speculum with white leading and trailing edges
Adult male basic: Similar to adult female
Adult female: Eyes brown · Orange bill with dusky patches · Mottled brown and buff head, neck and back · Dusky blue upper secondary coverts · Dull green speculum with white fore border

Size/Age/Growth

About 17 to 20 inches long, with a wingspan of 27 to 33 inches. Adults weigh about 22.4 ounces .

Habitat

Northern Shovelers prefer shallow saltwater or freshwater wetlands like marshes, swamps , lakes , and lagoons .

Vegetation: freshwater marshes, freshwater lakes and ponds • Maximum Elevation: 2,100 meters • Sensitivity to Disturbancet: Low

Typically found at an altitude of 0 to 2,647 meters (0 to 8,684 feet).[1]

Biology

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Diet

Plankton , water insects, and snails. The bill of the Northern Shoveler has hair like lamellae that filter the water and capture the small plankton.

Reproduction

Breeding Habitat : Wetland-open water
Clutch Size: 6-14
Length of Incubation : 22-25 days
Days to Fledge : 38-66
Number of Broods: 1

At hatching , the bill is not shaped as a spoon or spatula. As the young ducklings grow and mature their bill will take the characteristic adult shape .

Migration

Migratory

Taxonomy

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Kingdom: Animalia () - animals
- Phylum: Chordata () - Chordates
  - Class: Aves () - Birds
    - Order: Anseriformes () - Ducks, Geese
      - Subfamily: Anatinae ()
        Tribe: Anatini ()
        Genus: Anas () - Linnaeus 1758 Syst.Nat.ed.10 p.122
        Specific name: clypeata - Linnaeus 1758 Syst.Nat.ed.10 p.124
        Scientific name: - Anas clypeata Linnaeus 1758

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: October 17, 2001.

Similar Species

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Mallard, Blue-Winged Teal

Members of the genus Anas

There are approximately 186 species in this genus. Here are just 100 of them:

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BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 11, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 37 providers.
Peterson, Alan P. Zoological Nomenclature Resource. Accessed June 19, 2009.
Pippen, Jeffrey S. Jeff's Nature Page. Accessed December 2, 2007.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 11, 2007:

Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, North West Territories and Nunavut Bird Checklist, Canada
Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Ontario Nest Records
Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Provincial Museum of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. Birds
Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Royal British Columbia Museum
Marine Science Institute, UCSB, Paleobiology Database
Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
New Brunswick Museum, NBM birds
Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, Santa Barbara Musem of Natural History
The Danish Biodiversity Information Facility, Western Palearctic migrants in continental Africa
UK National Biodiversity Network, Environment and Heritage Service - EHS Species Datasets
UK National Biodiversity Network, Herts Bird Club - Hertfordshire Breeding Bird Atlas : 1988-1992
UK National Biodiversity Network, RSPB - Wader breeding survey in the Broads ESA in 1995
UNIBIO, IBUNAM, CNAV/Coleccion Nacional de Aves
University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
, Bird specimens

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3854382
Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-175096
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13729682
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 175096
IUCN ID: 47197
Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: ABNJB10150
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 7227

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Mean = 521.500 meters (1,710.958 feet), Standard Deviation = 628.150 based on 19,999 observations. Altitude information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

Anas clypeata

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