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The northern shoveler (/ ˈ ʃ ʌ v əl ər /; Spatula clypeata), known simply in Britain as the shoveler, [2] is a common and widespread duck.It breeds in northern areas of Europe and across the Palearctic and across most of North America, [3] wintering in southern Europe, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America.
The swifts are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have long swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang. One species has been recorded in Connecticut. Chimney swift, Chaetura ...
North America, where it breeds from southern Alaska to Nova Scotia and south to northern Texas: Size: Habitat: Diet: LC Cape shoveler Male Female Spatula smithii Hartert, 1891: South Africa, uncommon further north in Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, southern Angola, Lesotho, Mozambique and Zambia Size: Habitat: Diet: LC Australasian shoveler Male
The swifts are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have very long, swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang. Three species have been recorded in Nevada.
The albatrosses are among the largest of flying birds, and the great albatrosses from the genus Diomedea have the largest wingspans of any extant birds. Gray-headed albatross, Thalassarche chrysostoma (A) Buller's albatross, Thalassarche bulleri; Salvin's albatross, Thalassarche salvini (A) Chatham albatross, Thalassarche eremita (A)
Northern shoveler, Spatula clypeata; Gadwall, Mareca strepera; Eurasian wigeon, ... Swifts are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying. These birds ...
The northern cardinal is the state bird of Ohio. This list of birds of Ohio includes species documented in the U.S. state of Ohio and accepted by Ohio Bird Records Committee (OBRC). As of November 2024, there were 451 species on the official list. [ 1 ]
The swifts are small birds which spend the majority of their lives flying. These birds have very short legs and never settle voluntarily on the ground, perching instead only on vertical surfaces. Many swifts have very long, swept-back wings which resemble a crescent or boomerang. Black swift, Cypseloides niger; Vaux's swift, Chaetura vauxi (U)