| Common Name: | Northern Shoveler | | Scientific Name: | Anas clypeata | | Family: | Anatidae | | Area: | male - Santee Lakes - Santee, California | | Date: | December 19, 2010 | 
The green head of the male may first fool you into assuming it's a Mallard, but the black 'shovel-shaped' bill will confirm that it is a Northern Shoveler. | 
female - Santee Lakes - Santee, California --- December 19, 2010 | 
non-breeding male - - - Fords Pond, Oregon - - - September 15, 2013 | 
Fairview Wetlands - Salem, Oregon - - - December 20, 2013 | | Reference: | The Sibley Guide to Birds by Sibley |
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