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Least ConcernDie Kap-Löffelente (Spatula smithii, Syn.: Anas smithii), auch Südafrikanische Löffelente genannt, ist ein südafrikanischer Entenvogel, der zu den Schwimmenten gerechnet wird. Sie ist die größte der Löffelenten.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Spatula
- Image
- Cape Shoveler, Anas smithii at Marievale Nature Reserve, Gauteng, South Africa (20875044388).jpg
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- Spatula smithii
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- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon common name
- pato-trombeteiro-do-cabo
- Commons category
- Spatula smithii
- short name
- S. smithii
- taxon range
- Africa
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Encyclopedic overview
The Cape shoveler or Cape shoveller (Spatula smithii) is a species of dabbling duck of the genus Spatula. It is resident in South Africa, and uncommon further north in Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, southern Angola, Lesotho, Mozambique, and Zambia.
This 51–53 cm long duck is non-migratory, but undertakes some local seasonal movements. It is gregarious when not breeding, and may then form large flocks.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Cape Shoveler” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.