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Northern Shoveler (Spatula clypeata)    Ducks, Geese and Waterfowl (Anatidae)
Skeand    Pato Cucharón Norteño
Northern Shoveler 781    (1 photos)
2009-02-02   Presa Niágara, Aguascalientes (Agu), Mexico

A small fraction of the 26000 birds present at this time. Apparently a hotspot for the species in Ags.


Northern Shoveler 494    (1 photos)
2010-11-05   Puerto Peñasco, Sonora (Son), Mexico

Female.


Northern Shoveler 496    (1 photos)
2011-04-29   Kalvebod Fælled, Amager, Denmark

Male in alternate plumage.


Northern Shoveler 495    (1 photos)
2011-12-04   Parque Héroes, Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes (Agu), Mexico

Male in transition toward alternate plumage.


Northern Shoveler 3283    (1 photos)
2019-11-24   Bosque de Chapultepec, Ciudad de México (Cdmx), Mexico

Female with orange and blackish mottled bill.


Northern Shoveler 3284    (1 photos)
2019-11-24   Bosque de Chapultepec, Ciudad de México (Cdmx), Mexico

Adult male about to end it´s transition out of eclipse plumage.


Northern Shoveler 3285    (1 photos)
2019-11-24   Bosque de Chapultepec, Ciudad de México (Cdmx), Mexico

Adult male ending still for a large part in eclipse plumage, especially the breast.


Northern Shoveler 3286    (1 photos)
2019-11-24   Bosque de Chapultepec, Ciudad de México (Cdmx), Mexico

Adult male, but apparently this type is not a usual eclipse plumage, but is thought to be a supplemental molt taking place in autumn (Reeber). Especially the head pattern is what is different.


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