The northern shoveler, scientifically named Spatula clypeata, is a surface duck living all over the world except South America and Antarctica.

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It is a surface duck belonging to the Anatidae family and the order of the Anseriformes.

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This duck is recognizable with its gray, white, green, caramel brown and black or brown body with black stripes, it depends on the sex.

In the northern shoveler, it is possible to recognize the female from the male. Indeed, the male has a green head and his body is gray, caramel brown and beige, his beak is huge and black and his legs are orange. The female is brown with black stripes. Its beak is orange and black and its legs are orange. She looks a lot like the female mallard duck but has a huge beak.

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The Northern Shoveler feeds mainly on aquatic plants, insects, small fish, seeds and molluscs.

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It inhabits all environments with fresh water.

It nests in pairs, on the ground, in tall grasses. It lays between 8 and 11 eggs.

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It is a fairly silent species.

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On the IUCN conservation status it is: LC Least concern.