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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.

Hábitat: Wetlands

Aspecto

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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Rareza

Common

Peligro

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Datos interesantes

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!

Habilidades especiales

Habilidad

Sieve-Beak Power

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

Habilidad

Spinning Super-Feeder

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

Habilidad

Long-Haul Flyer

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

Medidas y detalles

Longitud
43-56 cm
Envergadura
70-84 cm
Peso
0.4-0.8 kg
Esperanza de vida
10-15 años
Top Speed
75 km/h
Tamaño de la puesta
8-12
Incubación
22-28 días
Distancia de migración
4500 km

Dieta y alimentación

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

Alimentos principales

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

Método de búsqueda

  • Filter Feeding

Conexiones ecológicas

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.

Rasgos

También conocido como

Shoveler

Colecciones

Seguridad

Peligro

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

Preguntas frecuentes

¿Cuál es el longitud de Northern Shoveler?

43-56 cm

¿Cuál es el envergadura de Northern Shoveler?

70-84 cm

¿Cuál es el peso de Northern Shoveler?

0.4-0.8 kg

¿Cuál es el esperanza de vida de Northern Shoveler?

10-15 años

¿Cuál es el top Speed de Northern Shoveler?

75 km/h

¿Qué come Northern Shoveler?

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

¿Dónde se encuentra normalmente Northern Shoveler?

Wetlands

¿Cómo caza Northern Shoveler?

Filter Feeding

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