Species Detail: Anas clypeata
Taxonomy / Classification
Scientific Name: Anas clypeata
 
Authority: (Linnaeus, 1758)
 
Synonyms:
 
Common Names:
Common Names Location Language
Northern Shoveler Global English
 
 
Formal Taxonomy:
Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus
Animalia Craniata Aves
(Birds)		 Anseriformes
(Waterfowl)		 Anatidae Anas
 
Taxonomic Comments:
 
General Species Description: Reproduction Comments:Breeding begins in late March in the south to early June in the north. Clutch size: 6-14 (usually 10-12). Incubation: 23-25 days, by female (Terres 1980). Young are tended by female, independent in about 6-7 weeks (Harrison 1978). Clutch size may be limited by lipid reserves rather than by protein acquisition (Ankney and Afteon 1988). Ecology Comments:Large concentrations seen at migration staging areas. Usually feeds in pairs or small groups.

Conservation Status
Status type Location Status Review date
IUCN Redlist Global LC
Natureserve Global G5

Habitats Terrestrially widely distributed: No

No Habitats listed.

Distribution Status
Distributions Occurrence Status Description
Global

Location Occurrence Status Description
Aruba Occasional winter visitor from North America
Bonaire Occasional winter visitor from North America

Population No Population listed.

Threats No Threats listed.

Uses No Uses listed.

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References
Citation Author Reference Type
Birds of the Netherlands Antilles / Karel Hendrik Voous ; coloured plates by Henk J. Slijper. - Voous, Karel Hendrik. - 327 p. : ill., pl. ; 20 cm. - [2nd, rev. ed., English version]. - With bibliogr., index. - 1st ed.: 1955, Dutch version (De vogels van de Nederlandse Antillen). - 90-6011-157-5. - Zutphen : Walburg Pers, 1983 Voous, Karel Hendrik Published document

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