Spatula discors
(L 15.5" WS 23" Wt 13 oz)
So. Padre Island
Birding & Nature Ctr
22Apr2013
Have the highest mortality rate
(up to 65%)...perhaps due to
hunting and ocean migration.
© BirdNote,
Bob Sundstrom
Spatula in Latin means spoon,
spatula; discors in Latin means
different, discordant.