Shoveler
| Shoveler | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Red shoveler | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Genus: | Anas Linnaeus, 1758 |
| (unranked): | Spatula |
The shovelers (American English), or shovellers (British English), are four species of dabbling ducks with long, broad spatula-shaped beaks:
- Red shoveler, Anas platalea
- Cape shoveler, Anas smithii
- Australasian shoveler, Anas rhynchotis
- Northern shoveler, Anas clypeata
References
- Clements, James, (2007) The Clements Checklist of the Birds of the World, Cornell University Press, Ithaca
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