Red Shoveler

Spatula platalea
Family
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl
Order
Anseriformes
Codes
redsho1, RESH
Taxonomy
KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
ClassAves
OrderAnseriformes
FamilyDucks, Geese, and Waterfowl (Anatidae)
SpeciesSpatula platalea
Codesredsho1, RESH
Identification

The Red Shoveler (Spatula platalea) is a member of the Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl family within the order Anseriformes. This species is classified in the eBird taxonomy maintained by the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

Use the eBird species code redsho1 when logging sightings in eBird or other citizen science platforms.