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Armenian Name: | Լայնակտուց բադ |
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See Plate 17 for Northern Shoveler and other similar species
Resident Status: | Year-round visitor |
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Abundance: | Uncommon |
Length: | 44-52 cm, Wing Span:70-84 cm |
Distribution Map: | Map 76. |
Description: | A distinctively long wide flattened bill. Male: green head, white neck and breast, red-brown belly, black undertail coverts. Female: mottled brown with orange-edged dark bill. Both sexes have pale blue forewing visible in flight. |
Behavior: | Swims low in water with head near water surface. Often feeds in compact flocks. |
Habitat: | Lakes with reeds and cattails, rivers, fish ponds. |
Food: | Aquatic vegetation, invertebrates. |