The male has a green head, a white breast, a chestnut belly and chestnut sides, and a blue patch on the forewing.… Scientific Name: Spatula clypeata Alternative Name: Shoveller , Common Shoveller, Red Shoveller Malay Name: Itik-Sudu Biasa Chinese Name: 琵嘴鸭 (pí-zuǐ yā) Range: Found from Europe to North Africa, temperate Asia and North America, wintering to Equatorial Africa, Indian subcontinent, southern China, Korea, Japan, mainland Southeast Asia, Philippines, Central and South America. Northern Shoveler drakes are very territorial during breeding season and will defend their territory and partners from competing males.

The northern shoveler is a highly specialized dabbling duck.

Northern Shoveler hens typically lay approximatly nine eggs. The northern shoveler (A. clypeata) nests in North America, Europe, and northern Asia, migrating to South America, North Africa, and southern Asia in winter. Other articles where Northern shoveler is discussed: shoveler: The northern shoveler (A. clypeata) nests in North America, Europe, and northern Asia, migrating to South America, North Africa, and southern Asia in winter.

It over 100 lamellae (fine tooth-like projections) along the edges, for straining food from the water. Their nest is a shallow depression on the ground, lined with plant material and down. Males use a variety of auditory displays. It also winters in Mexico, Central America, northern South America, and the Caribbean. Habitat The Shoveler prefers to nest in grassy areas away from open water. ... Northern shovelers begin pairing in December. The Northern Shoveler is a common holarctic duck with a high degree of morphological and feeding specializations. With bold pied plumage and a long crest, the tufted duck is a distinctive diving duck and a member of the Anatidae bird family with other ducks, geese, and swans. It winters from Oregon south to California and east across the southern United States and up the east coast to New Jersey.

Large, distinctively-shaped bill is diagnostic over most Habitat: Northern shovelers inhabit open, shallow and muddy wetlands with an abundance of submergent vegetation.

The oldest known Northern Shoveler in the wild was 18 years, 7 months old.

Northern Shoveler 43-56 cm; 410-1100 g (but male mostly 500-800 g and female 470-750 g)#R; wingspan 70-85 cm.

Shoveler, any of four species of dabbling ducks in the genus Anas (family Anatidae) with large, long, spoon-shaped bills. The northern shoveler breeds from Alaska east to northern Manitoba and south to California and the Great Lakes region.