Red Shoveler
Spatula platalea
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusSpatula (Shovelers and Allies)
- SpeciesSpatula platalea (Red Shoveler)
Closest Relatives at El Palmar National Park
Silver Teal
Spatula versicolor
Brazilian Teal
Amazonetta brasiliensis
Speckled Teal
Anas flavirostris
Rosybill Pochard
Netta peposaca
Coscoroba Swan
Coscoroba coscoroba
Black-necked Swan
Cygnus melancoryphus
Yellow-billed Pintail
Anas georgica
White-faced Whistling Duck
Dendrocygna viduata
Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata
Fulvous Whistling-Duck
Dendrocygna bicolor
Ringed Teal
Callonetta leucophrys
Black-headed Duck
Heteronetta atricapilla
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Red Shoveler at El Palmar National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 2 | Tierra del Fuego National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 4 | Península Valdés | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 5 | El Palmar National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |