Shoveler

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Red shoveler

The shovelers are four species of dabbling ducks in the genus Spatula with long, broad spatula-shaped beaks: [1]

As with most other dabbling ducks, they were formerly included in the genus Anas , until genetic studies from 2009 onward showed that this genus was paraphyletic. [2] The shovelers comprise the larger members of the genus Spatula, with the smaller species mostly called teals.

The spelling 'shoveller' is sometimes used,[ citation needed ] but not in any standard ornithological works.

References

  1. "Screamers, ducks, geese, swans – IOC World Bird List". IOC World Bird List – Version 14.2. 20 February 2025. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  2. Gonzalez, J.; Düttmann, H.; Wink, M. (2009). "Phylogenetic relationships based on two mitochondrial genes and hybridization patterns in Anatidae". Journal of Zoology. 279 (3): 310–318. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.2009.00622.x.