northern shoveler

bird
Also known as: Anas clypeata, Spatula clypeata, neighbour’s mallard

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description

  • northern shoveler
    In shoveler

    The northern shoveler (A. clypeata) nests in North America, Europe, and northern Asia, migrating to South America, North Africa, and southern Asia in winter. The male has a green head, a white breast, a chestnut belly and chestnut sides, and a blue patch on the forewing.…

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migration pattern

  • mallard
    In anseriform: Ecology

    …World the northern shoveler (Anas clypeata) has a similar distance of up to about 11,000 km (6,800 miles). The northern pintail and the garganey (Anas querquedula), which breed in the Siberian tundra and taiga and winter in the tropical swamps of Senegal and Chad, are even more remarkable in…

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