Northern Shoveler

Northern Shoveler

Scientific Name: Anas clypeata
Class:Aves
Order:Anseriformes
Family:Anatidae
Genus:Spatula

These dabbling ducks have a large spoon-shaped bill to aid its feeding. The large bill has about 110 lamellae along the edges to sift out tiny crustaceans, seeds, and invertabrates. The female has a spotted brown plumage and a orange beak and the breeding males have bright green heads, burnt orange side plumage with bright yellow eyes. 

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Northern Shoveler