Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusSpatula (Shovelers and Allies)
- SpeciesSpatula clypeata (Northern Shoveler)
Closest Relatives at Great Bear Rainforest
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
Anas cyanoptera
Spatula cyanoptera
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Common Merganser
Mergus merganser
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Harlequin Duck
Histrionicus histrionicus
American White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Common Goldeneye
Bucephala clangula
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ 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
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Northern Shoveler in Great Bear Rainforest?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Northern Shoveler sighting in Great Bear Rainforest, based on 559 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Shoveler in Great Bear Rainforest?
October has the highest sighting rate for Northern Shoveler in Great Bear Rainforest in our monthly data.