Northern Shoveler

关于

北方琵嘴鸭以其特化的大型匙状宽嘴著称，是北温带最知名的水面鸭之一。广泛繁殖于欧亚和北美北部，越冬于南欧、非洲、中东和亚洲南部。雄鸟头部深绿色，胸部白色，体侧栗红色；雌鸟褐色。通过宽嘴在水面过滤浮游生物、甲壳类和植物碎屑为食，是独特的滤食者。

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
翼展	45.3 cm	17.8 in
体重	631.5 g	22.28 oz

识别

羽毛

Breeding males have iridescent green head, white breast, and rufous-chestnut flanks. Yellow eye. Pale blue forewing and green speculum. Females mottled brown. Massive spatulate bill unique among ducks. Dimorphic.

Habitat & Range

Breeds on freshwater prairie ponds, marshes, and lake margins across Eurasia and North America. Winters on coastal lagoons, estuaries, freshwater lakes, and rice paddies in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.

🌿 Wetland 🌾 Grassland 🏖️ Coastal

分布范围

Breeds across sub-Arctic and boreal Eurasia; winters from the British Isles to China, Japan, and Southeast Asia.

Diet & Feeding

Eats seeds, aquatic plants, and invertebrates; dabbles in wetlands; broadly omnivorous diet shifts with season and breeding.

保护状况

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

行为与繁殖

筑巢

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 22-27 days. Fledging: 36-66 days.

产卵数

5-14

声音

鸣唱

Male gives a low, hollow took-took call; female produces a laughing, descending quacking series. Courtship includes head-bobbing displays accompanied by quiet nasal grunting calls.

分类学

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
目	Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
科	Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus	Spatula
物种	Spatula clypeata

Distribution

Northern Shoveler has been recorded in 7 countries.

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出现 Not recorded

countries highlighted

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇻🇪 Venezuela

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常见问题

What does the Northern Shoveler eat?

Eats seeds, aquatic plants, and invertebrates; dabbles in wetlands; broadly omnivorous diet shifts with season and breeding.

Where does the Northern Shoveler live?

Breeds on freshwater prairie ponds, marshes, and lake margins across Eurasia and North America. Winters on coastal lagoons, estuaries, freshwater lakes, and rice paddies in tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.

Is the Northern Shoveler endangered?

The Northern Shoveler has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Northern Shoveler nest?

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 22-27 days. Fledging: 36-66 days.

What does the Northern Shoveler sound like?

Male gives a low, hollow took-took call; female produces a laughing, descending quacking series. Courtship includes head-bobbing displays accompanied by quiet nasal grunting calls.

How big is the Northern Shoveler?

The Northern Shoveler has a wingspan of 45.3 cm, weight of 631.5 g.

What order and family does the Northern Shoveler belong to?

The Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.