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| SCIENTIFIC
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| COMMON
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Argentine Red Shoveler |
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Animalia |
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Chordata |
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Aves |
| ORDER: |
Anseriformes |
| FAMILY: |
Anatidae
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| GENUS
SPECIES: |
Anas (duck) platalea (spoonbill) |
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| DESCRIPTION: |
The Argentine red shoveler is a duck with a spatulate-shaped bill, a green speculum and light blue upper wing converts. |
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The color tones of males vary between red and paler shades. |
| FEMALE |
The female has very larger, dark bill.
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| SIZE: |
Approximately 45 to 56 cm (18-22.4 in.)
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| WEIGHT: |
About 523 to 608 g (1.2-1.3 lbs) |
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| DIET: |
Includes herbs, grasses, pond weeds, wigeon grass, eelgrass, and algae.
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| INCUBATION: |
7 to 8 eggs are laid which incubate for about 25 to 26 days; 40 to 45 days to fledge. |
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| SEXUAL
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About 1 to 2 years
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| LIFE
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Averages 20 to 30 years
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| RANGE: |
Southern half of South America
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| HABITAT: |
Found in or near shallow lakes and pools with dense reed beds, marshes and lagoons. |
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GLOBAL |
Unknown
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| STATUS: |
IUCN |
Not listed
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| CITES |
Not listed
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| USFWS |
Not listed
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Males are called drakes, females are hens, and young are ducklings. |
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These ducks sift the surface of the water filtering out small animals and plants through their bill. Lamellae, which are a series of tiny vertical slits, are found along the upper and lower sides of the bill. |
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| This species is fairly common in its native habitats. |
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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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