Cape Shoveler
Spatula smithiiHartert, EJO, 1891
English (US) Cape Shoveler
The Cape Shoveler (Spatula smithii) 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.
Range: local in southern AfricaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Spatula smithii
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Cape Shoveler
- Described by
- Hartert, EJO, 1891
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Hartert, EJO, 1891
- Type locality
- Cape Province.
- Original description
- Katalog der Vogelsammlung im Museum der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Frankfurt am Main p.231,note
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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