Australasian Shoveler
Spatula rhynchotis(Latham, J, 1801)
English (US) Australasian Shoveler
The Australasian Shoveler (Spatula rhynchotis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Anatidae (Ducks, Swans, and Geese) in the order Anseriformes.
- Scientific name
- Spatula rhynchotis
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Australasian Shoveler
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1801)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Spatula rhynchotis rhynchotis
- Spatula rhynchotis variegata
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Anas Rhynchotis
- Described by
- (Latham, J, 1801)
- Type locality
- New South Wales.
- Original description
- Supplementum indicis ornithologici, sive systematis ornithologiæ p.lxx
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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