Australasian ShovelerAtlas of Living Australia (ALA) via https://bie.ala.org.au/species/

Australasian Shoveler

Spatula rhynchotis

At riskvery high flu risk

The Australasian shoveler (Spatula rhynchotis) is a species of dabbling duck in the genus Spatula. It ranges from 46 to 53 cm (18 to 21 in). It lives in heavily vegetated swamps. In Australia it is protected under the National Parks and Wildlife Act 1974. They occur in southwestern and southeastern Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand. The male has a blue-grey head with a vertical white crescent in front of the eyes.

References

  1. National risk scores for H5 bird flu for native birds and mammals — DCCEEW
  2. Spatula rhynchotis — Wikipedia