Scientific Name: Spatula clypeata
Alternative Name: Shoveller , Common Shoveller, Red Shoveller
Malay Name: Itik-Sudu Biasa
Chinese Name: 琵嘴鸭 (pí-zuǐ yā)
Range:
Found from Europe to North Africa, temperate Asia and North America, wintering to Equatorial Africa, Indian subcontinent, southern China, Korea, Japan, mainland Southeast Asia, Philippines, Central and South America.
Taxonomy:
Monotypic
Size: 43-52 cm
Identification: Male has long, wide, spatula-shaped bill, dark green head and upper neck, white breast, chestnut flanks and black tail-coverts. Female and juvenile can be easily distinguished from other duck species from the distinctive bill shape.
Habitat: Lakes, rivers, marshes and various wetland habitats.
Behaviour/Ecology: Feeds in very shallow water, using its bill to sift through the mud for minute aquatic animals, plants and seeds.
Local Status: Very rare migrant
Conservation Status: Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Location: Most recent sighting was at Sungei Buloh Mainhide on 27 Dec 2008. Previous sightings were at Serangoon Estuary (present day Lorong Halus) in 1983, 1993, 1999 & 2000, Poyan Reservoir in 1988 and Sungei Buloh in 1997.
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External Links:
Conservation Status: IUCN Red List Page
Photos: Oriental Bird Images
Sound Recordings: xeno-canto Link
Wikipedia Entry: Wikipedia Link
Reference:
Craig Robson (2011) A Field Guide to the Birds of South-East Asia
Allen Jeyarajasingam & Alan Pearson (2012) A Field Guide to the Birds of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore
Lim Kim Seng (2009) The Avifauna of Singapore
