The shovelers or shovellers are four species of
dabbling duck
The Anatinae are a subfamily of the family Anatidae (swans, geese and ducks). Its surviving members are the dabbling ducks, which feed mainly at the surface rather than by diving. The other members of the Anatinae are the extinct moa-nalo, a yo ...
s with long, broad spatula-shaped beaks:
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Red shoveler
The red shoveler (''Spatula platalea'') is a species of dabbling duck native to southern South America.
Description
The species has a spatula-shaped bill, a green speculum, and light blue upper wing converts. Male shovelers vary in color from ...
, ''Anas platalea''
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Cape shoveler
The Cape shoveler or Cape shoveller (''Spatula smithii'') is a species of dabbling duck of the genus ''Spatula''. It is resident in South Africa, and uncommon further north in Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, southern Angola, Lesotho, Mozambique, a ...
, ''Anas smithii''
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Australasian shoveler, ''Anas rhynchotis''
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Northern shoveler
The northern shoveler (; ''Spatula clypeata''), 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 ...
, ''Anas clypeata''
References
*Clements, James, (2007
''The Clements Checklist of the Birds of the World'' Cornell University Press
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, Ithaca
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