Common name: Northern Shoveler

Scientific name: Anas clypeata Linnaeus, 1758

Class:

Aves (Birds)

Order:

Anseriformes (Waterfowl)

Family:

Anatidae

Synonyms:

Other common names:

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Habitat type(s):

Habitat description(s)

Estuarine:

Bay/sound, River mouth/tidal river, Lagoon, Tidal flat/shore, Herbaceous wetland

Lacustrine:

Shallow water

Palustrine:

HERBACEOUS WETLAND, Riparian

Riverine:

Low gradient

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Ecological systems and subsytems (about):

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Conservation:

Global conservation status rank:

G5

Secure globally - Common in the world; widespread and abundant (but may be rare in some parts of its range).

State conservation status rank:

S2

Imperiled in New York - Very vulnerable to disappearing from New York due to rarity or other factors; typically 6 to 20 populations or locations in New York, very few individuals, very restricted range, few remaining acres (or miles of stream), and/or steep declines.

Federal protection:

Not Listed

State protection:

Protected Bird - Game with open season

Defined as a Protected Bird by New York State law and as a Game species; there are open seasons set when the species may be legally hunted or trapped.

SGCN:

NYNHP track status:

W: Track on a watch list only

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More information:

Conservation guide:

None

NatureServe explorer link:

https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.101986/Anas_clypeata/