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The Northern Shoveler is recognizable by its large flattened beak which it uses to filter surface water. The water enters through the front of the beak and exits through the sides where thin strips retain the plankton on which it feeds.

Habitat

Ponds, marshes, streams and rivers

Feed

Plants, crustaceans, molluscs, plankton

Classification

Class

Birds

Scientific Name

Spatula clypeata

Legal Status

IUCN: LC - Least Concern (2016)

Silver duck

Some Figures

Weight

410 to 1100g

Life Expectancy

21 years old

Incubation

24 days
9 to 11 eggs

Head Height

50 cm

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