Northern Shoveler
- Persian name Nokpahn
- English name Northern Shoveler
- Scientific name Anas clypeata
- Family Anatidae
- Morphology Body length:51 cm. This species is unmistakable due to its large spatulate bill.
- Ethology It is agile in flight while it walks with difficulty. Its wide-flat bill allows the bird to skim food from the water's surface.