Red shoveler
| Red shoveler | |
|---|---|
| Male at WWT Slimbridge, England | |
| Female at Sylvan Heights Bird Park, North Carolina | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Genus: | Spatula |
| Species: | S. platalea |
| Binomial name | |
| Spatula platalea (Vieillot, 1816) | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Anas platalea Vieillot 1816 | |
The red shoveler (Spatula platalea) is a species of dabbling duck native to southern South America.