Shoveler, Anas clypeata

Photo taken Locality: Greece, Crete, Crete isl.
Photo taken by:
Dretakis, M.
Photo taken date:
March 2013

Shoveler

Ducks - Geese

Birds

Animals

Vertebrates

Photo of the Shoveler, Anas clypeata. Shovelers are the heaviest billed wild ducks in Europe. It is amazing how males change body colours during the winter: from an inconspicuous brown 'mass' they turn into colorful beautiful birds.

Natural History Museum of Crete, University of Crete

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Exhibition Halls of Natural History Museum of Crete, University of Crete

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