Northern Shoveler

Scientific name: Spatula clypeata
Mongolian name: Халбага нугас
Order: Anseriformes
Bird family: Anatidae (ducks, geese, swans)
Conservation status: LC

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Key information

The northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata) is a common and widespread duck which breeds in northern areas of Europe and Asia and across most of North America.

Length : 43–56 cm;

Wingspan: 70-80 cm

Weight : 410-1100 g

Population : 4,300,000-4,700,000 individuals

Habitat: bird of open wetlands, such as wet grassland or marshes with some emergent vegetation

Diet: feed by dabbling for plant food

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