Spatula clypeata Linnaeus, 1758

Northern Shoveler

Synonyms: Anas clypeata

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Animal

Sublevel 1: Vertebrate

Sublevel 2: Bird

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Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Genus: Spatula

Species: Spatula clypeata

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native Migrant, Native (Nonbreeding/Overwintering)

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations: None

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Heterotroph

HABITAT

PHOTOS OF Spatula clypeata