The Northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata) is a widespread species of duck unmistakable in the northern hemisphere due to its large spatulate bill. In Britain, it is known simply as the shoveler. One part of its scientific name Spatula is the Latin...
Blue-winged teal (Spatula discors) are small members of the dabbling duck group found in North America. They are often the first ducks to migrate south in the fall and the last ones to return in the spring. During migration, some Blue-winged teal...
The garganey (Spatula querquedula ) is a small dabbling duck. It breeds in much of Europe and across the Palearctic, but is strictly migratory, with the entire population moving to southern Africa, India (in particular Santragachi), Bangladesh (in...
The cinnamon teal (Spatula cyanoptera ) is a species of duck found in western North and South America. It is a small dabbling duck, with bright reddish plumage on the male and duller brown plumage on the female. It lives in marshes and ponds, and...
The blue-billed teal, spotted teal or Hottentot teal (Spatula hottentota ) is a species of dabbling duck of the genus Spatula. It is migratory resident in eastern and southern Africa, from Sudan and Ethiopia west to Niger and Nigeria and south to...
The Australasian shoveler (Spatula rhynchotis ) is a species of dabbling duck in the genus Spatula. It ranges from 46 to 53 cm. It lives in heavily vegetated swamps. In Australia it is protected under the National Parks and Wildlife Act, 1974. They...
The silver teal or versicolor teal (Spatula versicolor ) is a species of dabbling duck in the genus Spatula. It breeds in South America.Between April and June they prefer reed beds and will lay 6 to 10 creamy-pink eggs. As with swans and geese, both...
The red shoveler (Spatula platalea ) is a species of dabbling duck native to southern South America.
The Cape shoveler or Cape shoveller (Spatula smithii ) is a species of dabbling duck of the genus Spatula. It is resident in South Africa, and uncommon further north in Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, southern Angola, Lesotho, Mozambique, and...
The Puna teal (Spatula puna ) is a species of dabbling duck in the family Anatidae. It was at one time regarded as a subspecies of the silver teal.The Puna teal is resident in the Andes of Peru, western Bolivia, northern Chile, and extreme...
