Cape Shoveler Spatula smithii Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (29)
- Monotypic
Carles Carboneras and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated September 3, 2014
Text last updated September 3, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Kaapse Slopeend |
| Asturian | Cuyareta d'El Cabu |
| Bulgarian | Капски клопач |
| Catalan | ànec cullerot sud-africà |
| Czech | lžičák kapský |
| Danish | Kapskeand |
| Dutch | Kaapse Slobeend |
| English | Cape Shoveler |
| English (United States) | Cape Shoveler |
| Finnish | kapinlapasorsa |
| French | Canard de Smith |
| French (France) | Canard de Smith |
| German | Kaplöffelente |
| Hebrew | מרית הכף |
| Icelandic | Spónönd |
| Japanese | ケープハシビロガモ |
| Norwegian | kappskjeand |
| Polish | płaskonos przylądkowy |
| Portuguese (Angola) | Pato-colhereiro do Cabo |
| Russian | Капская широконоска |
| Serbian | Kapska plovka kašikara |
| Slovak | kačica ploskozobka |
| Slovenian | Kapska žličarica |
| Spanish | Cuchara de El Cabo |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cuchara de El Cabo |
| Swedish | kapskedand |
| Turkish | Kap Kaşıkgagası |
| Ukrainian | Широконіска капська |
| Zulu | unofosholo |
Spatula smithii Hartert, 1891
PROTONYM:
Spatula smithii
Hartert, 1891. Katalog der Vogelsammlung im Museum der Senckenbergischen naturforschenden Gesellschaft in Frankfurt am Main, p.231,note.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Cape Province.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- SPATULA
- spatula
- smithii
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Gr.: ancient Greek
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Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Cape Shoveler
