Red shoveler
Spatula platalea (Vieillot, 1816)
The red shoveler (Spatula platalea) is a species in the family Anatidae, order Anseriformes. Recorded adults weigh 465.4 g to 523 g. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the red shoveler
- Weight
- 465.4 g – 523 gsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- wetlandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 25 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 6.5src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Aquaticsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the red shoveler live?
Not recorded
What is the red shoveler?
The red shoveler (Spatula platalea) is a species of dabbling duck native to southern South America.
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Is the red shoveler endangered?
The red shoveler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the red shoveler classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderAnseriformes
- familyAnatidae
- genusSpatula
- SpeciesSpatula platalea (Vieillot, 1816)
Synonyms Anas platalea
Other names and names in other languages (41)
- أبو مجرفة الأحمرArabic
- ànec cullerot sud-americàCatalan
- lžičák tečkovanýCzech
- Hwyaden lydanbig De AmericaWelsh
- Sydamerikansk SkeandDanish
- FuchslöffelenteGerman
- Argentinische LöffelenteGerman
- Fuchs-LöffelenteGerman
- Südamerikanische LöffelenteGerman
- spatelbeka anasoEsperanto
- Pato cucharaSpanish
- Cuchara argentinoSpanish
- Pato Cuchara RojizoSpanish
- Pato pico cucharaSpanish
- täpik-luitsnokkpartEstonian
- نوکپهن سرخPersian
- argentiinanlapasorsaFinnish
- Canard spatuleFrench
- Ype juru peGuarani
- pjegavotrba patkaCroatian
- argentin kanalasréceHungarian
- Mestolone rossoItalian
- アカハシビロガモJapanese
- Pietų Amerikos šaukštasnapė antisLithuanian
- Rode SlubbaanteLow German
- Argentijnse SlobeendDutch
- prikkskjeandNorwegian
- płaskonos jasnogłowyPolish
- marreca-colhereiraPortuguese
- pato-trombeteiro-ruivoPortuguese
- Красная широконоскаRussian
- Южноамериканская широконоскаRussian
- kačica širokozobáSlovak
- Crvena plovka kašikaraSerbian
- sydamerikansk skedandSwedish
- Kızıl kaşıkgagaTurkish
- Kızılca KaşıkgagaTurkish
- широконіска аргентинськаUkrainian
- Vịt mỏ thìa đỏVietnamese
- 赤琵嘴鴨Chinese
- 赤琵嘴鸭Chinese
Relatives of the red shoveler
Other species in the same genus Spatula.
Northern shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Garganey
Spatula querquedula
Blue-winged teal
Spatula discors
Cinnamon teal
Spatula cyanoptera
Blue-billed teal
Spatula hottentota
Australasian shoveler
Spatula rhynchotis
CompareRed shoveler vs Northern shovelerRed shoveler vs GarganeyRed shoveler vs Blue-winged tealRed shoveler vs Cinnamon teal
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the red shoveler?
An adult red shoveler weighs 465.4 g – 523 g, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the red shoveler endangered?
The red shoveler is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the red shoveler?
The red shoveler (Spatula platalea) belongs to the family Anatidae in the order Anseriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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