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Northern Shoveler Spatula clypeata

Photo: Hans Smulders

Classification

Anatidae [family]
Spatula [genus] (3)
clypeata [species]

Classification

Anatidae [family]
Spatula [genus] (3)
clypeata [species]

Names

Dutch name Slobeend
English name Northern Shoveler
Papiamento name Patu Boka Hanchu (Bonaire, Curaçao)
Papiamento name Pato Boca Hancho (Aruba)
Valid name Spatula clypeata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Synonym Anas clypeata Linnaeus, 1758

Classification