Birds of the World

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Genus: Spatula (10 species)


Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) Male Range: NA, PAL: widespread
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Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata) Female Range: NA, PAL: widespread Green Cay Nature Center, Delray Beach, Florida, USA
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Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera orinoma) Male Range: NA, MA, SA: w NA to s SA Mejia, Peru
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Cinnamon Teal (Spatula cyanoptera orinoma) Female Range: NA, MA, SA: w NA to s SA Mejia, Peru
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Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) Male Range: NA: s Canada and USA Green Cay Nature Center, Delray Beach, Florida, USA
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Blue-winged Teal (Spatula discors) Female Range: NA: s Canada and USA Manizales, Colombia
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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.


Blue-billed Teal (Spatula hottentota) Range: AF: Nigeria to Ethiopia and s to South Africa, Madagascar Johannesburg, South Africa
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Red Shoveler (Spatula platalea) Male Range: SA: s Peru, c Chile and s Brazil to Tierra del Fuego
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Red Shoveler (Spatula platalea) Females Range: SA: s Peru, c Chile and s Brazil to Tierra del Fuego Miami Zoo, Miami, Florida, USA
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Puna Teal (Spatula puna) Range: SA: Peru to nw Argentina Cusco, Peru
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Garganey (Spatula querquedula) Range: PAL: w Europe to Japan Scotland
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Australasian Shoveler (Spatula rhynchotis) Male Range: AU: s Australia, Tasmania and North and South Is. (New Zealand) Gould's Lagoon, Tasmania, Australia
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Australasian Shoveler (Spatula rhynchotis) Female Range: AU: s Australia, Tasmania and North and South Is. (New Zealand) Miami Zoo, Miami, Florida, USA
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Cape Shoveler (Spatula smithii) Male Range: AF: Namibia, Botswana and South Africa Johannesburg, South Africa
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Male and female similar; female has less orange legs.


Silver Teal (Spatula versicolor) Range: SA: s Parque Náutico, Curitiba, Brazil
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© Tom Friedel - All Rights Reserved, except for images and data otherwise noted.       Colombia       Panama       Ecuador       Costa Rica       Mexico
Experimental sites:       Peru       Venezuela       The World       Brazil       Bolivia
Really Experimental sites:       Guyana       Cuba