Australasian shoveler

Australasian shoveler
Male
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Spatula
Species:
S. rhynchotis
Binomial name
Spatula rhynchotis
(Latham, 1801)
Subspecies
Synonyms

Anas rhynchotis Latham, 1801

The Australasian shoveler (Spatula rhynchotis) is a species of dabbling duck in the genus Spatula. It ranges from 46 to 53 cm (18 to 21 in). It lives in heavily vegetated swamps. In Australia it is protected under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974. They occur in southwestern and southeastern Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand.[2] The male has a blue-grey head with a vertical white crescent in front of the eyes.

Naming

The common name for the species Spatula rhynchotis is Australasian shoveler no matter which country it is found in. It was previously categorised as two subspecies:

  • S. rhynchotis rhynchotis Australian shoveler, the nominate race, occurs in southwestern and southeastern Australia and Tasmania.[2]
  • S. rhynchotis variegata New Zealand shoveler, occurs in New Zealand.[2]

Other names used include: spoonbill, shoveler, spoony, spoonie and shoveller.[3] The Māori name is kuruwhengi.

The Australasian shoveler was described by the English ornithologist John Latham in 1801.[4]

Courtship and breeding in New Zealand

Courtship in New Zealand starts around August which involves vocalisations from the drake (male) accompanied with head-bobbing whilst swimming toward the duck (female). The most heard vocalisations are from the drakes in the form of a "Sock, sock-sock, sock, sock-sock". Often several drakes will pursue an already paired duck: Generally the mated males are aggressive and will not tolerate this behavior from the bachelors, and fighting may ensue. Courtship flights are common in the morning and evenings mostly, where the duck is followed in a short rapid flight by one or more (usually two) drakes. This tests the speed and agility of the drakes. The duck may be biased in picking the 'winner' in these tests however, especially if she has paired with one of the competitors. She will even sometimes excrete mid-flight on a pursuing male if he is especially not to her fancy. There is a clear and unexplained sex ratio difference with a lot more males to females. This difference is not present in broods of ducklings however. Males with a lot of white breast feathers are not usually paired. These white feathers are often a sign of an older shoveler as first year males almost never have them. Mating will occur as early as August, though nesting rarely happens until at least October.[5]

  • Female adult at Lake Monger
    Female adult at Lake Monger
  • Female - Scotland Heights Waterfowl Park
    Female - Scotland Heights Waterfowl Park
  • Male adult at Lake Monger
    Male adult at Lake Monger
  • Male - Scotland Heights Waterfowl Park
    Male - Scotland Heights Waterfowl Park
  • Male - Queen Elizabeth Park, New Zealand
    Male - Queen Elizabeth Park, New Zealand

Footnotes

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2016). "Spatula rhynchotis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016: e.T22680243A92852551. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-3.RLTS.T22680243A92852551.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Clements, J. (2007)
  3. ^ "Australasian shoveler". New Zealand Birds Online. 2013. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
  4. ^ Latham, John (1801). Supplementum indicis ornithologici sive systematis ornithologiae (in Latin). London: Leigh & Sotheby. p. lxx.
  5. ^ J. J. Holland. New Zealand Shoveler Observations. 2009

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