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The Australasian shoveler (''Anas rhynchotis'') is a species of dabbling duck in the genus ''Anas''. It ranges from 46–53 cm. It lives in heavily vegetated swamps. In Australia it is protected under the National Parks and Wildlife Act, 1974. They occur in southwestern and southeastern Australia, Tasmania, and New Zealand.〔Clements, J. (2007)〕 The male has a blue-grey head with a vertical white crescent in front of the eyes. The status of the Australasian shoveler is Least Concern.〔 ==Naming== The correct common name for ''Anas rhynchotis'' is Australasian shoveler no matter which country it is found in. It was previously categorised as two subspecies: * ''A. rhynchotis rhynchotis'' Australian shoveler, the nominate race, occurs in southwestern and southeastern Australia and Tasmania.〔 * ''A. rhynchotis variegata'' New Zealand shoveler, occurs in New Zealand.〔 Other names used include: spoonbill, shoveler, spoony, spoonie and shoveller.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.nzbirdsonline.org.nz/species/australasian-shoveler )〕 The Māori name of kuruwhengi is still valid. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Australasian shoveler」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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