Birds of Nicaragua
BETA
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ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)
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Genus: Spatula (3 species, 10 worldwide)
Northern Shoveler
(Spatula clypeata) Male
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Tom Friedel
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Northern Shoveler
(Spatula clypeata) Female
Green Cay Nature Center, Delray Beach, Florida, USA
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Tom Friedel
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Cinnamon Teal
(Spatula cyanoptera orinoma) Male
Mejia, Peru
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Tom Friedel
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Cinnamon Teal
(Spatula cyanoptera orinoma) Female
Mejia, Peru
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Tom Friedel
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Immature male.
Blue-winged Teal
(Spatula discors) Male
Green Cay Nature Center, Delray Beach, Florida, USA
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Tom Friedel
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Blue-winged Teal
(Spatula discors) Female
Manizales, Colombia
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Tom Friedel
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A small duck (as are all teals) that migrates from North America to the tropics in large numbers. Male in
eclipse plumage
similar to female.
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Colombia
Panama
Ecuador
Costa Rica
Mexico
Experimental sites:
Peru
Venezuela
The World
Brazil
Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:
Guyana
Nicaragua
Cuba