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Red Shoveler

Anas platalea

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Miranda Collett
Miranda Collett

Former Airline Captain of B747, Miranda Collett, switched career in 2010 to become a wildlife conservationist, purchasing a former cattle ranch in NE Argentina.

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The Red Shoveler is quite common in Argentina but we have not yet seen it in our area of Ibera. 

It is a medium sized duck with a very long and wide black bill. The head is pale with streakings and the back is bright chestnut with black spots. Coverts are pale blue and the iris is white.

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