NORTHERN SHOVELER

 

 (1218*)                        NORTHERN SHOVELER                  Spatula clypeata

USA               25

The northern shoveler known simply in Britain as the shoveler, is a common and widespread duck. It breeds in northern areas of Europe and across the Palearctic and across most of North America, wintering 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.

NORTHERN SHOVELER

Photographed at Tilley Swamp, South Australia, July 2017

1218                NORTHERN SHOVELER               Anas clypeata   

AUSTRALIA             711

Breeds in northern Eurasia and North America; winters s. to Thailand, Philippines; infrequent vagrant to Australia but found in most states. Wing 239-249 mm; bill 62-72 mm.

NOTE: Long range shot as bird was on private property with no access. 

AUSTRALIAN SHOVELER

Photographed at Matata, New Zealand, June 2017

(*  265)                    AUSTRALIAN SHOVELER                Anas rhynchotis    

NEW ZEALAND                  66

Found mainly in shallow lowland wetlands and muddy estuaries. 49 cm. Common native found across all of New Zealand.

Photographed at Hawkes Bay, New Zealand, June 2017

AUSTRALASIAN SHOVELER

Photographed at Forbes, August 2014

235                 AUSTRALASIAN SHOVELER             Anas rhynchotis

Australia           (235)

Also known as Australian, Blue-winged or Southern Shoveler. Range Tasmania, Victoria, NSW, se half of Queensland, e. half of SA and sw WA up to Shark Bay. Found in large waters, lakes, wetlands, sewerage ponds and wetlands.