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[[Image:Australian_Shoveler.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Layzeboy <br />A male photographed in New Zealand.]] | [[Image:Australian_Shoveler.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Photo by Layzeboy <br />A male photographed in New Zealand.]] | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
+ | 46-56cm. '''Male''' - blue-grey head, with a vertical white crescent, long, spatulate bill. | ||
==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
+ | Southwestern and southeastern [[Australia]], [[Tasmania]], and [[New Zealand]]. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
+ | There are 2 subspecies | ||
+ | * ''A r rhynchotis'' | ||
+ | * ''A r variegata'' | ||
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
+ | Shallow lakes and pools with dense reed beds, marshes and lagoons. | ||
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==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
+ | The diet includes herbs, grasses, pondweeds, wigeon grass, eelgrass, and algae. | ||
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+ | 7-8 eggs are laid and incubated for 25-26 days; the young fledge after 40-45 days. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Anas+rhynchotis}} | {{GSearch|Anas+rhynchotis}} | ||
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[[Category:Birds]] | [[Category:Birds]] |
Revision as of 13:24, 17 October 2008
- Anas rhynchotis
Identification
46-56cm. Male - blue-grey head, with a vertical white crescent, long, spatulate bill.
Distribution
Southwestern and southeastern Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand.
Taxonomy
There are 2 subspecies
- A r rhynchotis
- A r variegata
Habitat
Shallow lakes and pools with dense reed beds, marshes and lagoons.
Behaviour
The diet includes herbs, grasses, pondweeds, wigeon grass, eelgrass, and algae.
7-8 eggs are laid and incubated for 25-26 days; the young fledge after 40-45 days.