
The Cape shoveler or Cape shoveller (Spatula smithii) is a species of dabbling duck of the genus Spatula.
Recorded year-round
Recorded in every month, so no month is the wrong month to look. We would rather say that than invent a best time.
Curve from 2,255 national iNaturalist observations, not from one property. Single-month spikes are discarded as upload artefacts, and below 50 records we show no curve at all.
Western Cape and beyond
Provinces where Cape Shoveler is most recorded. Tap one to find places to stay.
2,255 records, iNaturalist
30+ resultate in Suid-Afrika
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Spesie
Spatula smithii
Aantekeninge
2 255
iNaturalist-waarnemings
Elke bespreking op Spekboom ondersteun bewaring.
'n Aantekening beteken 'n gasheer het die Cape Shoveler op die eiendom of naby gesien. Dit is nooit 'n waarborg van 'n waarneming nie.
The Cape Shoveler is most recorded in Western Cape (84% of records), Gauteng (5% of records), based on 2 255 iNaturalist observations. 37 places to stay on Spekboom in South Africa have recorded the Cape Shoveler on site or nearby.
The Cape Shoveler is recorded throughout the year, so no month is the wrong month to look for it.
The Cape shoveler or Cape shoveller (Spatula smithii) 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.