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Species profile—Spatula rhynchotis (Australasian shoveler)

Classification

Animalia (animals) → Aves (birds) → Anatidae (ducks, geese and swans) → Spatula rhynchotis (Australasian shoveler)

Photo of Spatula rhynchotis (Australasian shoveler) - Jones, K.,Ken Jones,2013

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Species details

Kingdom
Animalia (animals)
Class
Aves (birds)
Family
Anatidae (ducks, geese and swans)
Scientific name
Spatula rhynchotis Latham, 1801
Common name
Australasian shoveler
WildNet taxon ID
1996
Synonym(s)
Anas rhynchotis
Alternate name(s)
Australian Shoveler
southern shoveler
blue-winged shoveler
Nature Conservation Act 1992 (NCA) status
Least concern
Conservation significant
No
Wetland status
Wetland Indicator Species
Endemicity
Native
Pest status
Nil
Species environment
Aquatic & Terrestrial

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Data source

This profile data is sourced from the QLD Wildlife Data API using the Get species by ID function used under CC-By 4.0.
https://apps.des.qld.gov.au/species/?op=getspeciesbyid&taxonid=1996.

This information is sourced from the WildNet platform managed by the Queensland Department of Environment, Tourism, Science and Innovation.

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Licence
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Last updated
9 December 2024