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WetlandPlatform nestLarge · 465 g
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The species has a spatula-shaped bill, a green speculum, and light blue upper wing converts. Male shovelers vary in color from red to paler shades of red (and pink), while the females tend to have large, dark bills. Adults reach a size of about 45–56 centimetres (18–22 in), weigh about 523–608 grams (1.153–1.340 lb), and have a wingspan of about 66–73 centimetres (26–29 in).
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When to see the Red Shoveler
One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.
Where to see the Red Shoveler
The map shades 7 countries with regular records, and 3 more in a lighter tone where the bird turns up only as a stray. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.
Recorded as a rare visitor in United Kingdom, Czechia, Germany.
About the Red Shoveler
The red shoveler is a species of dabbling duck native to southern South America.
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Easily confused with
Silver TealSpatula versicolorThey have a black cap that extends below the eyes, and a bluish bill with a yellow tip.
Cape ShovelerSpatula smithiiThe Cape shoveler or Cape shoveller is a species of dabbling duck of the genus Spatula.
Blue-billed TealSpatula hottentotaAdult males have dark brown crown contrasting with paler face, throat, breast and side except for a blackish thumb-shaped patch on the ear region.
Side by side: Red Shoveler vs Silver Teal · Blue-billed Teal vs Red Shoveler · Puna Teal vs Red Shoveler
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