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Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeata

The Northern Shoveler is a colorful duck with a unique, wide bill that looks like a shovel! They love to swim in ponds and wetlands, where they filter food from the water.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Northern Shoveler is easily recognized by its distinctively large, spoon-shaped bill. Males boast an iridescent green head, a white chest, and chestnut-red sides, while females are a more subtle mottled brown. Both sexes have a bright blue patch on their wings.

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Northern Shoveler
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Northern Shoveler

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

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Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Northern Shovelers sometimes swim in circles to stir up tasty water bugs!

Their huge bill contains tiny comb-like filters called lamellae!

These ducks often dabble with their heads down, showing their rumps!

You might spot their bright blue wing patches when they fly away!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Sieve-Beak Power

Northern Shoveler has a unique, broad, spoon-shaped bill with special filters that helps them sieve tiny food from water.

Fähigkeit

Spinning Super-Feeder

Northern Shoveler can spin in circles in the water to create currents, concentrating food particles for easier filtering.

Fähigkeit

Long-Haul Flyer

Northern Shoveler can fly thousands of kilometers during migration, helping them find warm wintering grounds and abundant food.

Maße und Details

Länge
43-56 cm
Flügelspannweite
70-84 cm
Gewicht
0.4-0.8 kg
Lebenserwartung
10-15 Jahre
Top Speed
75 km/h
Gelegegröße
8-12
Brutzeit
22-28 Tage
Zugstrecke
4500 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

These ducks filter tiny plants, seeds, and small critters from the water using their special bills.

Hauptnahrung

  • Plankton
  • Small crustaceans
  • Insect larvae
  • Seeds
  • Aquatic plants

Nahrungssuche

  • Filter Feeding

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Bald Eagle

Haliaeetus leucocephalus

Adult shovelers can be prey for large raptors.

eaten by

Coyote

Canis latrans

Coyotes often prey on eggs and ducklings in nests.

depends on

Broadleaf Cattail

Typha latifolia

Cattails provide nesting cover and materials in marsh habitats.

eats

Water Flea

Daphnia magna

Water fleas are a common zooplankton filtered by their bills.

Merkmale

Auch bekannt als

Shoveler

Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

1/5 · Sehr gering

Always watch ducks from a distance and don't feed them bread.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Northern Shoveler?

43-56 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Northern Shoveler?

70-84 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Northern Shoveler?

0.4-0.8 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Northern Shoveler?

10-15 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Northern Shoveler?

75 km/h

Was frisst Northern Shoveler?

These ducks filter tiny plants, seeds, and small critters from the water using their special bills.

Wo findet man Northern Shoveler normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Northern Shoveler?

Filter Feeding

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