Cape Shoveler

Spatula smithii

Least Concern

The Cape Shoveler is a duck, goose, swan, or close waterfowl relative of sub-Saharan African wetlands, savannas, woodland, and forest edges. It feeds on aquatic plants, seeds, invertebrates, or small animals in lakes, marshes, rivers, floodplains, and coastal waters, and many populations gather or migrate seasonally in large flocks.

Family

Anatidae

Group

Waterfowl

Range

Cape Shoveler Range — Resident or seasonal range in sub-Saharan African wetlands, savannas, woodland, and forest edges

Population

≈ 20K–50K

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