Breeding male © Dorian Anderson eBird S65713346 Macaulay Library ML 215033941
Female/immature © Brendan Fogarty
Nonbreeding male © Steve Metchis
Breeding male © Chris Wood
Breeding male © August Davidson-Onsgard
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Female/immature © Foster Wang
Nonbreeding male © Sergey Pavlov
Female/immature © Nick Pulcinella
Chick © DigiBirdTrek CA
Flock © Jo-Szu [Ross] (若詩) Tsai (蔡)
Breeding male © Susan Zelek

Slobeend Spatula clypeata

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Identification

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Medium-sized duck; smaller than a Mallard. Huge, spoon-shaped bill visible at a distance and in flight. Breeding males have dark green head, white breast, and chestnut sides and belly. Females buffy-brown with large, distinctive bill. Chalky-blue upperwing. Forages by sifting through the water, often swimming in spirals in groups.

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