Red Shoveler | Animalz

Red ShovelerThe Red Shoveler filters small animals and plants from the water with its broad, flattened bill. Males are reddish brown; females and young birds are mottled brown.What does it look like?It has a long, broad black bill. Males are cinnamon to ochre with a paler head; females and young birds are ochre-brown with darker mottling.How does it live?The Red Shoveler filters small animals and plants from the water with its broad, flattened bill. Males are reddish brown; females and young birds are mottled brown.It uses the fine structures along its bill to sift small animals and plants from shallow water. It occurs on shallow lakes, pools, marshes, and lagoons, often in pairs or small groups.Keeping it safeAn extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.