Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Cape Shoveler (Anas smithii) - HBW 1, p. 612
French: Canard de Smith
German: Kaplöffelente
Spanish: Cuchara del Cabo
Other common names: African/South African/Smith's Shoveler
Taxonomy: Spatula smithii (nec capensis Eyton, 1838) Hartert, 1891, Cape Province.
Often placed in genus Spatula, sometimes as S. capensis. Monotypic.
Distribution: South Africa N to Namibia and Botswana.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male feeding Locality Knysna, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Greg Baker 4 October 2002 37 weeks ago 21 sec 4 -
A female preening Locality Knysna, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Greg Baker 3 October 2002 37 weeks ago 11 sec 4 -
A male preening Locality Paarl Bird Sanctuary, Paarl, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Greg Baker 27 September 2002 41 weeks ago 23 sec 4 -
A male swimming Locality Wakkerstroom Biosphere Reserve, Wakkerstroom, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Francesc Capdevila i Torr... 4 October 2002 9 years ago 25 sec 3.5 -
A male feeding in shallow water and then preening Locality Knysna, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Greg Baker 3 October 2002 37 weeks ago 22 sec 3 -
A female feeding in shallow water Locality Knysna, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Greg Baker 3 October 2002 37 weeks ago 12 sec 3
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Single bird next to water
Locality Polokwane (Pietersburg), Limpopo Province, South Africa
jmdebruyn 4 November 2012 27 weeks ago 3.7 -
A male swimming.
Locality Blackbrook Zoological Park, Winkhill, Staffordshire, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Tomasz Doroń 20 June 2009 3 years ago 3.5 -
On the shore
Locality West Coast National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa
Guy Poisson 22 November 2012 26 weeks ago 3.2 -
A male swimming.
Locality West Coast National Park, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Carmelo López 25 November 2010 1 year ago 3 -
Female with ducklings
Locality Paarl Bird Sanctuary, Paarl, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Loutjie Steenberg 1 October 2010 2 years ago 2.5 -
Flock feeding in shallows
Locality Rocherpan Nature Reserve, Western Cape Province, South Africa (Monotypic species)
Loutjie Steenberg 3 April 2010 2 years ago 2
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