Australasian shoveler (24/106)

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Australasian shoveler. Shovelers use their peculiar bills fringed with fine lamellae to sieve small freshwater invertebrates and seeds from the wetlands they inhabit.

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Common names
Australasian shoveler, New Zealand shoveler, kuruwhengi, spoonbill, shoveler, spoony, spoonie, shoveller
Location
Lake Alexandrina, Mackenzie, Canterbury, New Zealand
Photo ID
10113