Shoveler
Anas clypeata
[Linnaeus, 1758]
[Linnaeus, 1758]
The shoveler is, depending on what your take on it is, either a strangely named duck (scientifically-speaking) or quite aptly named.
Anas means duck in Latin and clypeata literally means "shield-bearing" (from the Latin clypeus, "shield").
Many people think of the shoveler's shield being the male's obvious white breast but I can't help thinking that the shield is more indicative of the broad shield-like bill of both sexes.
You'll call it as you see fit of course, but in any case, the Latin scientific name for shoveler literally means:
"shield-bearing duck".
Anas means duck in Latin and clypeata literally means "shield-bearing" (from the Latin clypeus, "shield").
Many people think of the shoveler's shield being the male's obvious white breast but I can't help thinking that the shield is more indicative of the broad shield-like bill of both sexes.
You'll call it as you see fit of course, but in any case, the Latin scientific name for shoveler literally means:
"shield-bearing duck".
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