Spatula (bird)

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

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

Spatula
Male northern shoveler
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Tribe: Anatini
Genus: Spatula
Boie, F, 1822
Type species
Anas 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
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