Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusSpatula (Shovelers and Allies)
- SpeciesSpatula clypeata (Northern Shoveler)
Closest Relatives at Vatnajokull National Park
Garganey
Spatula querquedula
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
Eurasian Wigeon
Mareca penelope
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Tufted Duck
Aythya fuligula
Whooper Swan
Cygnus cygnus
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Common Eider
Somateria mollissima
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis
Harlequin Duck
Histrionicus histrionicus
Common Teal
Anas crecca
Barrow's Goldeneye
Bucephala islandica
📅 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 Vatnajokull National Park?
About 6% of visitor-days record a Northern Shoveler sighting in Vatnajokull National Park, based on 142 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Northern Shoveler in Vatnajokull National Park?
May has the highest sighting rate for Northern Shoveler in Vatnajokull National Park in our monthly data.