Spatula clypeata

2 Northern Shoveler at Fyshwick, ACT

Spatula clypeata at Fyshwick, ACT - 16 Sep 2019
Spatula clypeata at Fyshwick, ACT - 16 Sep 2019
Spatula clypeata at Fyshwick, ACT - 16 Sep 2019
Spatula clypeata at Fyshwick, ACT - 16 Sep 2019
Spatula clypeata at Fyshwick, ACT - 16 Sep 2019
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Identification history

Spatula clypeata 18 Sep 2019 MichaelMulvaney
Spatula clypeata 18 Sep 2019 AlisonMilton

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Thanks Michael. Didn't want to add yet another sighting, but at your suggestion I have posted this as a record of the feather colourations. Have tried to choose photos that show this. Love the way the dorsal feathers change from blue to green to purple depending on the light.

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Species information

  • Spatula clypeata Scientific name
  • Northern Shoveler Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Vagrant native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 568m Recorded at altitude
  • Machine learning
  • Synonyms

    Anas clypeata

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