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Cape Shoveler
Spatula smithii Hartert, EJO 1891
The Cape shoveler or Cape shoveller 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. Source: Wikipedia
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Anseriformes
Family:
Anatidae
Genus:
Spatula
Scientific:
Spatula smithii
Classification
Order:Anseriformes
Family:
Anatidae
Genus:
Spatula
Scientific:
Spatula smithii
Original description
Citation:
Hartert, EJO 1891
Reference:
Kat. Vogelsamml. Mus. Senckenb. Frankfurt
Protonym:
Spatula smithii
Type locality:
Cape Province.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/30315#page/261/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
4670CF434BF8489C
Avibase ID:
avibase-4670CF43
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/4670CF43
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 553919
English:
Cape Shoveler
Catalan:
Ànec cullerot sud-africà
Czech:
lžičák kapský
Danish:
Kapskeand
German:
Kaplöffelente
Spanish:
Cuchara de El Cabo
Spanish (Spain):
Cuchara de El Cabo
Finnish:
kapinlapasorsa
French:
Canard de Smith
Croatian:
kapska patka
Hungarian:
fokföldi kanalasréce
Icelandic:
Spónönd
Italian:
Mestolone del Capo
Japanese (romaji):
ke-puhashibirogamo
Japanese:
ケープハシビロガモ
Lithuanian:
Afrikinė šaukštasnapė antis
Dutch:
Kaapse Slobeend
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kappskeiand
Norwegian:
Kappskjeand
Polish:
płaskonos przylądkowy
Portuguese:
pato-colhereiro-do-cabo
Portuguese (Portugal):
pato-trombeteiro-do-cabo
Russian:
Капская широконоска
Slovak:
kačica ploskozobka
Serbian:
Kapska plovka kašikara
Swedish:
kapskedand
Ukrainian:
Широконіска капська
Chinese:
褐顶琵嘴鸭
Chinese (Traditional):
褐頂琵嘴鴨
Cape Shoveler
Catalan:
Ànec cullerot sud-africà
Czech:
lžičák kapský
Danish:
Kapskeand
German:
Kaplöffelente
Spanish:
Cuchara de El Cabo
Spanish (Spain):
Cuchara de El Cabo
Finnish:
kapinlapasorsa
French:
Canard de Smith
Croatian:
kapska patka
Hungarian:
fokföldi kanalasréce
Icelandic:
Spónönd
Italian:
Mestolone del Capo
Japanese (romaji):
ke-puhashibirogamo
Japanese:
ケープハシビロガモ
Lithuanian:
Afrikinė šaukštasnapė antis
Dutch:
Kaapse Slobeend
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Kappskeiand
Norwegian:
Kappskjeand
Polish:
płaskonos przylądkowy
Portuguese:
pato-colhereiro-do-cabo
Portuguese (Portugal):
pato-trombeteiro-do-cabo
Russian:
Капская широконоска
Slovak:
kačica ploskozobka
Serbian:
Kapska plovka kašikara
Swedish:
kapskedand
Ukrainian:
Широконіска капська
Chinese:
褐顶琵嘴鸭
Chinese (Traditional):
褐頂琵嘴鴨
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| Avilist 2025: Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v9 (Oct 2024): Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Canard de Smith ( Anas smithii) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Canard de Smith ( Anas smithii) |
| Clements 1st edition: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithi) |
| Clements, version 2021: Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| Clements, version 2022: Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| Clements, version 2023: Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| Clements, version 2024: Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithi) |
| Clements 4th edition: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Clements 6th edition: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Clements, version 2015: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Clements, version 2016: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Clements, version 2017: Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| Clements, version 2018: Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| Clements, version 2019: Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| eBird version 1.50: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| eBird version 1.52: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| eBird version 1.53: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| eBird version 1.54: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| eBird version 1.55: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| eBird version 2015: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| eBird version 2016: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| eBird version 2017: Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| eBird version 2018: Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| eBird version 2019: Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| eBird version 2021: Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| eBird version 2022: Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| eBird version 2023: Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| eBird version 2024: Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Cape Shoveller ( Anas smithii) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Cape Shoveller ( Anas smithii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 15.1: Cape Shoveler ( Spatula smithii) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Anas smithii |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Spatula capensis |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Anas smithii |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Cape Shoveler ( Anas smithii) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Anas smithii |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Anas smithii |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Kaapse Slopeend
Asturian: Cuyareta d'El Cabu
Bulgarian: Капска патица
Catalan: Ànec cullerot sudafricà, Ànec cullerot sud-africà
Czech: Lžicák kapský, lžičák kapský
Welsh: Hwyaden lydanbig y Penrhyn
Danish: Kapskeand
German: Kap Löffelente, Kaplöffelente, Südafrikanische Löffelente
Greek: Χoυλιαρόπαπια τoυ Ακρωτήριoυ
English: African Shoveler, Cape Shoveler, Cape Shoveller, Smith's shoveler, South african shoveler
English, HBW: Cape Shoveler
English (IOC): Cape Shoveler
English (United States): Cape Shoveler
Esperanto: Kablanda kuleranaso, Sudafrika kuleranaso
Spanish: Cuchara de El Cabo, Cuchara del Cabo, Pato Cuchara Africano, Pato cuchara del Cabo
Spanish (Spain): Cuchara de El Cabo, Cuchara del Cabo
Spanish (HBW): Cape Shoveler
Estonian: kapimaa luitsnokk-part
Finnish: Kapinlapasorsa
French: Canard de Smith, Canard du Cap, Canard souchet du Cap, Sarcelle de Smith, Souchet du Cap
Frisian: Afrikaanske slob
Irish: Spadalghob cábach
Galician: Cullerete do Cabo
Hebrew: מרית הכף
Croatian: kapska patka
Hungarian: fokföldi kanalasréce
Icelandic: Spónönd
Italian: Mestolone del Capo
Japanese (romaji): keapuhashibirogamo, ke-puhashibirogamo
Japanese: ケアプハシビロガモ, ケープハシビロガモ
Kwangali: Siwoyo
Kirghiz: Африка күрөктумшугу
Scientific: Anas smithi, Anas smithii, Rhynchaspis capensis, Rhynchaspis clypeata, Spatula capensis, Spatula smithii
Lithuanian: Afrikinė šaukštasnapė, Afrikinė šaukštasnapė antis
Latvian: Kāpzemes platknābis
Macedonian: Капска патка лажичарка
Dutch: Kaapse slobeend
Norwegian Nynorsk: Kappskeiand
Norwegian: Kappskjeand
Polish: plaskonos przyladkowy, płaskonos przylądkowy
Portuguese: Pato-colhereiro-do-cabo, Pato-trombeteiro do Cabo
Portuguese (Portugal): Pato-colhereiro-do-cabo, pato-trombeteiro-do-cabo
Rhaeto-Romance: Anda da la palutta dal Cap
Romanian: Raţă lopătar de Cap
Russian: Африканская широконоска, Капская широконоска
Northern Sami: Káhpaspoađđoduoršu
Slovak: Kačica ploskozobá, kačica ploskozobka
Slovenian: kapska žličarica
Shona: Dada
Serbian: Kapska plovka kašikara
Sotho, Southern: Letata
Swedish: Kapskedand
Swahili: Sepeto Kusi
Tswana: Sehudi
Turkish: Kap kaşık gagası, Kap Kaşıkgagası
Tsonga: Sekwa
Ukrainian: Широконіска капська
Chinese: 褐顶琵嘴鸭
Chinese (Traditional): 褐頂琵嘴鴨
Zulu: iDada
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