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Northern Shoveler

Anas clypeata

Photo by DonnaPomeroy
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Field Notes

Description:

Perhaps the most outwardly distinctive of the dabbling ducks, the Northern Shoveler inhabits wetlands across much of North America. Its elongated, spoon-shaped bill has comblike projections along its edges, which filter out food from the water.

Habitat:

San Francisco Bay wetlands

Reference Links:

Northern Shoveler, Identification, All About Birds - Cornell Lab of Ornithology

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PublishedMarch 5, 2012

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