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Shoveler Anas clypeata [Linnaeus, 1758]
Other Names
Trends & Distribution
Breeding & Survival
Biometrics
Books & Links
Order:
Anseriformes
Family:
Anatidae
BTO Codes:
SV , SHOVE
EURING No:
1940
Number in Britain:
1300 pairs (Summer)
Conservation Status:
UK:
AMBER
European:
3 Concern, most not in Europe; Declining
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Migrant Breeder, Passage/Winter Visitor
Subspecies:
Monotypic
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Length:
48 cm
Wingspan:
77 cm
Weight:
M/F: 630 g
Scientific name from:
L.: anas =a duck
and L.: clypeatus =shield-bearing (from clypeus =a shield)
World Distribution:
BREEDS: Europe, n&c Asia, North America, WINTERS: south to n&e Africa, s Asia & n South America
Habitat:
Shallow lakes, marsh, reedbed & wet meadow
Diet:
Omnivorous, esp. small insects, crustaceans, molluscs, seeds; filters particles with sideways sweeping of bill
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
No population trend available
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Summer:
1000 to 1500 pairs
in 1985-90
Winter:
15 thousand individuals
in 1994-99
First Record:
15th Century
[Fossil evidence from
Hoxnian (penultimate) interglacial, c. 200,000 yr ago]
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer:
30 to 50 thousand pairs
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WCA(II,III), WBD(II*,III*), Bern(III), Bonn(II), AEWA
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
52 x 37 mm
Egg Weight:
40.0 g (of which 8 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
6
Clutch Size:
9 - 11 eggs
Incubation:
22 - 23 days
by the:
Female
Fledging:
40 - 45 days
as:
Precocial, downy
First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
Number of Broods:
1
Number Ringed:
26
Adult Survival:
No data
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
1
year
Typical Lifespan:
No data
Maximum Recorded Age:
13yr7m
(Russia: 20yr 4m)
Biometrics
Ring Size:
F*
Wing Length
Adult:
Insufficient Data.
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data.
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Weight
Adult:
Insufficient Data.
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data.
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Other Names
Northern Shoveler
Gaelic:
Lach-a’-ghuib-leathainn
Welsh:
Hwyaden Lyandbig
Danish:
Skeand
Dutch:
Slobeend
Finnish:
Lapasorsa
French:
Canard souchet
German:
Löffelente
Hungarian:
Kanalasréce
Icelandic:
Skeiðönd
Irish:
Spadalach
Italian:
Mestolone
Norwegian:
Skjeand
Polish:
Plaskonos zwyczajny
Portuguese:
Pato-trombeteiro
Spanish:
Pato cuchara
Swedish:
Skedand
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Kear, J 2005 Ducks, geese and swans Oxford University Press
[598.48 KEA]
See Also:
All About Birds (Cornell Lab of Ornithology)
Gough, G.A. et al. (1998) Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
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