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| SCIENTIFIC
CLASSIFICATION |
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| COMMON
NAME: |
common
shoveler, northern shoveler |
| KINGDOM: |
Animalia |
| PHYLUM: |
Chordata |
| CLASS: |
Aves |
| ORDER: |
Anseriformes |
| FAMILY: |
Anatidae |
| GENUS
SPECIES: |
Anas
(duck) clypteata (shielded) |
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| DESCRIPTION: |
This
is a small duck with a flat head and a long spatulate
bill and large pale blue wing patches. The head
is black glossed with green, the breast white, the
belly and sides reddish and legs orange. |
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| SIZE: |
42.5-50 cm (17-20 in.) long; wingspan 67.5-82.5
cm (27-33 in.) |
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| WEIGHT: |
Approximately
0.56-0.67 kg (1.25-1.5 lb.) |
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| DIET: |
Includes
sawgrass, pondweeds and other aquatic vegetation;
plankton mollusks, freshwater snails, aquatic insects,
tadpoles and small crustaceans |
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| INCUBATION: |
22-24 days |
| CLUTCH
SIZE |
10-12
eggs |
| FLEDGING
DURATION |
39-49
days |
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| SEXUAL
MATURITY: |
1-2
years |
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| LIFE
SPAN: |
Averages
10-20 years |
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| RANGE: |
Alaska
to northeast and eastern United States around Great
Lakes area |
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| HABITAT: |
Found
in shallow water, marshy habitats in or near grasslands
and coastal waters and bays |
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| POPULATION: |
GLOBAL |
Unknown |
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| STATUS: |
IUCN |
Not
listed |
| CITES |
Appendix
III |
| USFWS |
Not
listed |
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| 1. |
Males
are called drakes, females are hens, and young are
ducklings. |
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| 2. |
Shovelers have a bill with comb like teeth along
the upper and lower mandibles. Scientists believe
this feature aids in filter feeding. |
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These
birds are fairly widespread and abundant throughout
their range.
Northern
shovelers are a plentiful food source for local
carnivores and birds of prey.
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| Austin,
G. Birds of the World. New York. Golden Press,
Inc., 1961. |
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Gotch, A.F. Birds - Their Latin Names Explained.
UK. Blandford Books Ltd., 1981. |
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Johnsgard, P. Ducks, Geese, and Swans of the
World. Lincoln. Univ. Of Neb. Press, 1978.
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| Scott,
P. A Coloured Key of the Wildfowl of the World.
Slimbridge, England. The Wildfowl Trust. 1988. |
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| Todd,
F.S. Natural History of Waterfowl. San Diego,
Ca. Ibis Publishing Co., 1996. |
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