Northern Pintail
(Anas acuta)
Conservation • Description • Habitat • Ecology • Distribution • Taxonomy
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Description |
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Size |
21″ to 25″ in length 34″ wingspan |
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Habitat |
Marshes, fields, ponds, lake edges, rivers |
Ecology |
Migration |
Late February to early May and early September to early December |
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Distribution |
Occurrence |
Uncommon migrant and breeder |
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Taxonomy |
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Class |
Aves (birds) |
Order |
Anseriformes (waterfowl) |
Family |
Anatidae (ducks, geese, and swans) |
Subfamily |
Anatinae (dabbling ducks) |
Genus |
Anas (mallards, pintails, and allies) |
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Northern Pintail courtship |
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Uploaded on Dec 11, 2011 Northern Pintail courtship displays in Sacramento Valley, California. Courtship involves drakes "showing-off" their remarkable plumage both on the water and in aerial courtship chases. |
Northern Pintail amid Malards, "River Scene" - March 6, 2014 |
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Published on Mar 7, 2014 Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) amid Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos), Taunton River, near Riverside Avenue, Somerset, Massachusetts, Thursday evening, March 6, 2014, 5:08 PM / 5:15 PM - Canon PowerShot SX50 HS MVI_76050 / MVI_76081; 1:00 min. |
Reifel Island Northern Pintail |
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Uploaded on Jan 9, 2011 Northern Pintail male at Reifel Island Migratory Bird Sanctuary in Delta, BC ( Anas acuta ) |
Northern Pintail Ducks At Reifel Bird Sanctuary - Delta |
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Published on Feb 1, 2014 We spotted a flock of Northern Pintail ducks on arrival at the Reifel Bird Sanctuary, in Delta, British Columbia. This early sighting let us know we were in for some fantastic birdwatching. |
Northern Pintail (Anatidae: Anas acuta) Male |
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Uploaded on Apr 19, 2011 Photographed at the Kellys Slough NWR, North Dakota (19 April 2011). |
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