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The Northern shoveler (Spatula clypeata) belongs to the family of ducks, shovelers, geese and swans, the Anatidae under the order Anseriformes.
Northern shoveler taxonomy
The Anatidae is the family of ducks, wigeons, geese and swans. The family Anatidae was first introduced by William Elford Leach, MD, FRS (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836), an English zoologist and marine biologist, in the year 1820.The family Anatidae comprises seven subfamilies, including Anatinae. The subfamily Anatinae was first described by William Elford Leach, MD, FRS (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836), an English zoologist and marine biologist, in the year 1820.
Several genera have been placed under the subfamily Anatinae, including Spatula. The genus Spatula was first described by Friedrich Boie (4 June 1789 – 3 March 1870), a German entomologist, herpetologist and ornithologist, in the year 1822.
The genus Spatula comprises ten extant shovelers species, including Spatula clypeata. This species is monotypic.
The Spatula clypeata species was first described by Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist, in the year 1758.
| Taxonomic classification | |
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| Binomial name: | Spatula clypeata |
| Species: | S. clypeata |
| Genus: | Spatula |
| Subfamily: | - |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Class: | Aves |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| 1.Northern shoveler - Spatula clypeata Image by AshishTripurwar |
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| 2.Northern shoveler - Spatula clypeata Image by Kakidai |
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| 3.Northern shoveler - Spatula clypeata Image by ALAN SCHMIERER |
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| 4.Northern shoveler - Spatula clypeata Image by Ken Billington, https://focusingonwildlife.com/ |
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| 5.Northern shoveler - Spatula clypeata Image by Dr. Raju Kasambe |
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| 6.Northern shoveler - Spatula clypeata Image by USFWS Mountain-Prairie |
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| 7.Northern shoveler - Spatula clypeata Image by Andreas Trepte, www.photo-natur.net |
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| 8.Northern shoveler - Spatula clypeata Image by Andreas Trepte, www.photo-natur.net |
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| 9.Northern shoveler female - Spatula clypeata Image by Andreas Trepte, www.photo-natur.net |
1.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Northern_Shoveler_Male_(cropped).jpg (cropped)
Author: AshishTripurwar | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 9/5/18
2.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anas_clypeata_Japan.jpg (cropped)
Author: Kakidai | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 9/5/18
3.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sloalan/8712325092/in/photostream/ (cropped)
Author: ALAN SCHMIERER | License: Public domain as on 9/5/18
4.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org (cropped)
Author: Ken Billington, https://focusingonwildlife.com/ | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 9/5/18
5.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org (cropped)
Author: Dr. Raju Kasambe | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 9/5/18
6.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/usfwsmtnprairie/25607131174/ (cropped)
Author: USFWS Mountain-Prairie | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 9/5/18
7.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org (cropped)
Author: Andreas Trepte, www.photo-natur.net | License: CC BY-SA 2.5 as on 9/5/18
8.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org (cropped)
Author: Andreas Trepte, www.photo-natur.net | License: CC BY-SA 2.5 as on 9/5/18
9.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org (cropped)
Author: Andreas Trepte, www.photo-natur.net | License: CC BY-SA 2.5 as on 9/5/18
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