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Northern Shoveler

Anas clypeata

Description:

Wintering in southern Europe, Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and Central and northern South America. They are 19 inches (48 cm) long and have a wingspan of 30 inches (76 cm) with a weight of 600 grams (1.3 lb).

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Northern Shoveler (play /ˈʃʌvələr/; Anas clypeata
Anas clypeata Northern Shoveler


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2 Comments

Sachin Zaveri
Sachin Zaveri 12 years ago

Thanks a lot Gordon Dietzman for ID and nice comment,

Gordon Dietzman
Gordon Dietzman 12 years ago

I'm not sure what the common name would be in your area, but they are known as Northern Shovelers in the US. Beautiful bird....

Sachin Zaveri
Spotted by
Sachin Zaveri

Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Spotted on Feb 5, 2012
Submitted on Feb 16, 2012

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