2 Northern Shoveler at Fyshwick, ACT
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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Location information
- Coordinates 149.162720-35.315713
- Altitude 562.7m
- Maps Jerrabomberra Wetlands
- Places Fyshwick, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 16 Sep 2019 12:28 PM Recorded on
- AlisonMilton Recorded by
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Collections
Birds Water birds Waterfowl (Ducks, Geese, Swans) AlisonMilton Canberra & Southern Tablelands NatureMapr Spatula clypeata
Species information
- Spatula clypeata Scientific name
- Northern Shoveler Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Vagrant native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 568m Recorded at altitude
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Synonyms
Anas clypeata
Record quality
- Images or audio
- More than one media file
- Verified by an expert moderator
- Nearby sighting(s) of same species
- GPS evidence of location
- Description
- Additional attributes
