Cape Shoveler - Anas smithii
Canard de Smith
Dabbling duck resident and endemic of South Africa. They live in fresh water with emergent vegetation. They feed on plankton, molluscs and insects, but they also consume aquatic plants and their seeds. Canard barboteur résident et endémique d'Afrique du Sud. Ils vivent sur les étendues d'eau douce avec végétation émergente. Ils se nourrissent de plancton, mollusques et insectes, mais aussi de plantes aquatiques et de leurs graines.
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Order : Ansériformes
Family : Anatidae
Species : Cape Shoveler
Sex : Male
Age : Adult
Reference: cadw21154
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Geographic range
Date taken : 2004 Jun
Geographic data
Country : South Africa (sf)
Region : Gauteng
Place : Krugersdorp
Latitude : 26° 6' 0'' South
Longitude : 27° 43' 18'' East
Exif data
Model : NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D70
Exposure : 1/250 s
Aperture : 8
Focal : 420 mm
Flash : no
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