Spatula rhynchotis

Australasian Shoveler at Splitters Creek, NSW

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Identification history

Spatula rhynchotis 19 Oct 2021 Liam.m
Spatula rhynchotis 19 Oct 2021 KylieWaldon

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These two immature ducks look like Shovellers? They colour of their legs and the face markings and shape of beak? They were a long way off.

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Species information

  • Spatula rhynchotis Scientific name
  • Australasian Shoveler Common name
  • Not Sensitive
  • Local native
  • Non-invasive or negligible
  • Up to 797.7m Recorded at altitude
  • Synonyms

    Anas rhynchotis Anas (Spatula) rhynchotis

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