Where to see
Spatula clypeata
Keoladeo National Park leads · 15 parks ranked by real sighting rates
Share of wildlife watchers reporting a Northern Shoveler during a day in the park, from citizen-science data (GBIF)
| # | Park | Country | Sighting |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keoladeo National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 2 | Doñana National Park | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 3 | Hortobágy National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 4 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 5 | Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 6 | Fertő-Hanság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 7 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 8 | Kaziranga National Park | 🇮🇳 India | |
| 9 | Camargue | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 10 | Elk Island National Park | 🇨🇦 Canada | |
| 11 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 12 | Wrangell-St. Elias National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Channel Islands National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 14 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 15 | El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
Keoladeo National Park
In Keoladeo National Park, India, about 60% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Shoveler sighting on a given day, the highest of the 15 parks where we can rate it, from GBIF citizen-science data.
Doñana National Park and more
After Keoladeo National Park, the next-best odds of seeing a Northern Shoveler are in Doñana National Park (Spain, about 50%), Hortobágy National Park (Hungary, about 50%) and Kiskunság National Park (Hungary, about 40%). Outside Asia, the best options are Doñana National Park in Europe (about 50%) and Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge in North America (about 40%).
It depends on the park
In the top parks, the best months are January and February in Keoladeo National Park (about 80%), January and February in Doñana National Park (about 80%) and September and October in Hortobágy National Park (about 70%), as the share of wildlife watchers who report a Northern Shoveler on a given day. Each park's Northern Shoveler page has the full month-by-month chart.
