Northern Shoveler

Spatula clypeata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderAnseriformes
FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
GenusSpatula (Shovelers and Allies)
SpeciesSpatula clypeata (Northern Shoveler)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Gates of the Arctic National Park

2 Verified records at Gates of the Arctic National Park

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

The northern shoveler (; Spatula clypeata), often known simply as the shoveler where other related species do not occur, is a common and widespread duck. It breeds in northern areas of Europe and throughout the Palearctic and across most of North America, and winters in southern Europe, the Indian subcontinent, Southeast Asia, Central America, the Caribbean, and northern South America. It is a rare vagrant to Australia. In North America, it breeds along the southern edge of Hudson Bay and west of this body of water, and as far south as the Great Lakes west to Colorado, Nevada, and Oregon. The northern shoveler is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies. The conservation status of this bird is least concern. Wikipedia →

Closest Relatives at Gates of the Arctic National Park

Aythya marila

Anser caerulescens

Anas crecca

Mergus serrator

Melanitta perspicillata

Mareca americana

Cygnus buccinator

Melanitta deglandi

Anas acuta

Cygnus columbianus

Aythya collaris

Bucephala albeola

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Northern Shoveler at Gates of the Arctic National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	60–70%
2	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	50–60%
3	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	50–60%
4	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	40–50%
5	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	30–40%
6	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	20–30%
7	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	20–30%
8	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	20–30%
9	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
10	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	20–30%
11	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	20–30%
12	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
13	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
14	Jaragua National Park	🇩🇴 Dominican Republic	10–20%
15	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	10–20%
16	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
17	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	10–20%
18	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
19	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	10–20%
20	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	5–10%
21	Hemis National Park	🇮🇳 India	5–10%
22	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5–10%
23	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5–10%
24	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
25	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	5–10%
26	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
27	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	5–10%
28	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	5–10%
29	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	5–10%
30	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	5–10%
31	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	5–10%
32	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
33	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	5–10%
34	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	5–10%
35	Sierra Nevada National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	5–10%
36	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
37	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	5–10%
38	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
39	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
40	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
41	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
42	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
43	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
44	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
45	Cerro Azul Meámbar National Park	🇭🇳 Honduras	<5%
46	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	<5%
47	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
48	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
49	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	<5%
50	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
51	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
52	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
53	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
54	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
55	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
56	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	<5%
57	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	<5%
58	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
59	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	<5%
60	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
61	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
62	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
63	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
64	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
65	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
66	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
67	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
68	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	<5%
69	La Amistad International Park (Panama)	🇵🇦 Panama	<5%
70	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
71	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
72	Cévennes National Park	🇫🇷 France	Insufficient data
73	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
74	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
75	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
76	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
77	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Insufficient data
78	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	Insufficient data
79	Arusha National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
80	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	Insufficient data
81	Niokolo-Koba National Park	🇸🇳 Senegal	Insufficient data
82	Isle Royale National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
83	Gandoca-Manzanillo Wildlife Refuge	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
84	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
85	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
86	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
87	Piedras Blancas National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
88	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
89	Gauja National Park	🇱🇻 Latvia	Insufficient data
90	Parque Natural Metropolitano	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
91	Cañón del Sumidero National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
92	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
93	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
94	Tarangire National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
95	Congaree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
96	Corcovado National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
97	Soberanía National Park	🇵🇦 Panama	Insufficient data
98	Yosemite National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
99	Serengeti National Park	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data

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Northern Shoveler

Closest Relatives at Gates of the Arctic National Park

Greater Scaup

Snow Goose

Common Teal

Red-breasted Merganser

Surf Scoter

American Wigeon

Trumpeter Swan

American White-winged Scoter

Northern Pintail

Tundra Swan

Ring-necked Duck

Bufflehead

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found