Red Shoveler

Spatula platalea

Least Concern

The Red Shoveler is a duck, goose, swan, or close waterfowl relative of South American wetlands, rivers, lakes, and southern coasts. 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

Red Shoveler Range — Resident or seasonal range in South American wetlands, rivers, lakes, and southern coasts

Population

≈ 25K–1M

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