Many of the dabbling ducks use their flat bills to strain food items from the water, but the big spatulate bill of the Northern Shoveler is adapted to take this habit to the extreme. Flocks of ...

Woodcut engraving of a Northern shoveler duck, Spatula clypeata Vintage engraving of The northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata), known simply in Britain as the shoveler, is a common and widespread duck.

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Around 7,000 migratory birds were spotted settling in Chiayi’s Budai Wetland in December, CNA reported ...

A new paper shows that deteriorating conditions in Spain's Doñana National Park have far-reaching consequences for waterbirds ...

Bird enthusiasts have also noticed other birds, including common cuckoo, northern shoveler, garganey (Spatula querquedula), sandpipers, western marsh harrier, starlings, stints and wagtail ...

In some ways this species seems intermediate between Blue-winged Teal and Northern Shoveler. May migrate mostly by day. Not so much a long-distance migrant as Blue-winged Teal. Some records of ...

Officials seized 29 bird carcasses of seven different species, including northern shoveler, ruddy shelduck, and greyheaded swamphen. "The accused was under surveillance for several days on ...