Data for:
Breeding male © JJ Harrison eBird S80741161 Macaulay Library ML 306008461
Female © JJ Harrison
Breeding male © Paul Heath
Breeding male © Glenda Rees
Breeding male © shorty w
+ 4
Nonbreeding male © Richard Simmonds
Female and chick © Imogen Warren
Nonbreeding male © Ged Tranter

Australasian Shoveler Spatula rhynchotis

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Floats low in the water with an enormous "shovel-like" bill. Males are more brightly colored and have yellow eyes. Females are plainer brown with darker eyes. Note obvious bright orange legs when scanning a row of perched ducks. Feeds on the surface with head submerged. Usually found in large inland wetlands and sewage ponds.

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