Northern shoveler

The northern shoveler (/ˈʃʌvələr/; Anas clypeata), or northern shoveller in British English, sometimes known simply as the shoveller, is a common and widespread duck. It breeds in northern areas of Europe and Asia and across most of North America, wintering in southern Europe, Africa, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, and Central, and northern South America. It is a rare vagrant to Australia. In North America, it breeds along the southern edge of Hudson Bay and west of this body of water, and as far south as the Great Lakes west to Colorado, Nevada, and Oregon.

The Northern shoveler is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies. The conservation status of this bird is Least Concern.

Taxonomy

This species was described by Linnaeus in his Systema naturae in 1758 under its current scientific name. Usually placed in Anas like most dabbling ducks, it stands well apart from such species as the mallard and together with the other shovelers and their relatives forms a "blue-winged" group that may warrant separation as genus Spatula.

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Clipper system aims toward northern Michigan this weekend. How much will Port Huron get?

Port Huron Times Herald 27 Feb 2025
Marie could see the most snow, with accumulations of 6-10 inches possible.Port Huron, Lansing, and Detroit are expected to see a mix of rain and snow, with less accumulation than northern areas ... How much will it snow in northern Michigan?.

Clipper system aims toward northern Michigan. How much will it snow this weekend?

Livingston Daily 27 Feb 2025
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More lake-effect snow coming today, here’s where you’ll have to shovel

Michigan Live 19 Feb 2025
Today, though, much of Michigan will still see some lake-effect snow ... You can expect some snow, too, but not enough to shovel. “Light snowfall chances today across Mid Michigan and into the northern Thumb,” the NWS team in Detroit/Pontiac said ... ....

Chennai sees record migration, more than one lakh birds counted this season

The Times of India 16 Feb 2025
... Stilt, Little Stint, Marsh Sandpiper, Wood Sandpiper, and Ruff were sighted in large numbers at Pallikaranai, along with duck species like Garganey, Northern Pintail, and Northern Shoveler.

The North Versus The South

Weekly Villager 14 Feb 2025
This crippled the northern portion of the state ... The actual snow line seemed to end just below the northern state line ... Meanwhile, in northern Florida, every heavy winter coat left over from their last snow (back in 1989) sold out immediately.

OUR TOWN: Enjoy wintertime fun

The Voice 12 Feb 2025
ENJOYING WINTER? Loving the snow in Our Town is a part of living here in a northern state, so, of course we love winter. So, let’s shovel. Let’s ice skate, fish in ice-covered Lake St. Clair, walk in the snowflakes and throw a snowball ... FEB ... .

Winter Waterfowl Series: Northern Shovelers

The Crescent News 10 Feb 2025
Another dabbling duck that visits Pike County in winter would be the Northern Shoveler. This open wetland bird is known for its unmistakable bill ... .
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