Northern Shoveler - Anas Clypeata

Length 1.6 ft (48.3 cm)
Wingspan 2.5 ft (76.2 cm)
Weight 14.1-28.9 oz (399.7-819.3 g)
Clutch Size 9-11
Chicks at birth Precocial
IUCN Conservation Status Least Concern
Continents:NA, SA, EU, AF, AS
     

The Northern Shoveler breeds in northern Europe, Asia and North America. They winter in southern Europe, Asia, North America and Africa.

Northern Shovelers are dabbling ducks. Unlike most dabbling ducks, Northern Shovelers have a specialized beak for straining out food when they move their beak across the surface of the water. They eat small aquatic animals and plants.

Breeding (Dec-May)
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Male & Female
01/28/2008 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA
Male & Female
01/28/2008 - Cesar Chavez Park; Berkeley, CA
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Male - When they are feeding they looking like they are shoveling through the water
02/01/2008 - Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA
Male - When they are feeding they looking like they are shoveling through the water
02/01/2008 - Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA
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Male
02/01/2008 - Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA
Male
02/01/2008 - Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA
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Male
02/01/2008 - Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA
Male
02/01/2008 - Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA
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Male
10/09/2013 - Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, WA
Male
10/09/2013 - Woodland Park Zoo, Seattle, WA
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Male
02/16/2007 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA
Male
02/16/2007 - Martin Luther King Jr Regional Park; Oakland, CA
Non-breeding (May-Aug)
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Males and females
12/25/2009 - Radio Road, Redwood City, CA
Males and females
12/25/2009 - Radio Road, Redwood City, CA
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Male and Female
12/25/2009 - Radio Road, Redwood City, CA
Male and Female
12/25/2009 - Radio Road, Redwood City, CA
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Male
09/27/2010 - Shollenberger Park, Petaluma, CA
Male
09/27/2010 - Shollenberger Park, Petaluma, CA
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Adult male - transitioning to breeding
10/10/2007 - Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA
Adult male - transitioning to breeding
10/10/2007 - Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA
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Males and females
11/15/2012 - Antelope Island, Utah
Males and females
11/15/2012 - Antelope Island, Utah
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Adult males - transitioning to breeding
09/29/2007 - Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA
Adult males - transitioning to breeding
09/29/2007 - Hayward Shoreline; Hayward, CA
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Adult male - transitioning to breeding
10/08/2008 - Albany Bulb; Albany, CA
Adult male - transitioning to breeding
10/08/2008 - Albany Bulb; Albany, CA

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