Spatula (bird)

This article is about the bird. For other uses, see Spatula (disambiguation).

Spatula
Male northern shoveler
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Tribe: Anatini
Genus: Spatula
Boie, F, 1822
Type species
Anas clypeata
(now Spatula clypeata)
Linnaeus, 1758
Synonyms
  • Anas (Pterocyanea) Bonaparte 1841
  • Querquedula Stephens 1824
  • Querquedula Oken 1817 nomen nudum
  • Rhynchaspis Stephens 1824
  • Rhynchoplatus Berthold 1827
  • Cyanopterus Bonaparte1838 non Haliday 1835
  • Clypeata Lesson 1828
  • Anas (Micronetta) Roberts 1922
  • Adelonetta Heine & Reichenow 1890
  • Punanetta Bonaparte 1856
  • Fugaluna Trennins 1858

Spatula is a genus of ducks in the family Anatidae that includes the shovelers, garganey, and several species of teals.

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