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Red Shoveler
Spatula platalea (Vieillot, 1816)
Anatidae — Ducks, Geese, Swans
Red Shoveler, Spatula platalea, is a duck in the Anatidae family and the order Anseriformes. It breeds in South America, with its range given as southern Peru, central Chile and southern Brazil through to Tierra del Fuego. The species is associated with shallow lakes and pools that have thick reed growth, as well as marshes, mangrove swamps, and brackish coastal waters such as lagoons, deltas and estuaries. Its breeding area also includes parts of Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, Uruguay and the Falkland Islands.
- Order
- Anseriformes
- Family
- Anatidae — Ducks, Geese, Swans
- Breeding range
- South America: s Peru, c Chile and s Brazil to Tierra del Fuego
