Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) - HBW 1, p. 608
French: Canard pilet
German: Spießente
Spanish: Anade Rabudo
Other common names: Pintail, Common Pintail; Kerguelen/Eaton's/Southern Pintail (eatoni); Crozet/Southern Pintail (drygalskii)
Taxonomy: Anas acuta Linnaeus, 1758, Europe.
Forms superspecies with A. georgica, with which is sometimes partitioned off in genus Dafila. Southern Hemisphere subspecies sometimes considered to form separate species, Southern Pintail (A. eatoni); some consider drygalskii not separable from eatoni. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- acuta Linnaeus, 1758 - most of Nearctic and Palearctic.
- eatoni (Sharpe, 1875) - Kerguelen I; introduced to St Paul and Amsterdam Is.
- drygalskii Reichenow, 1904 - Crozet Is.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A male sunning in shallow water before napping Locality South Padre Island, Cameron County, Texas, USA (United States) (ssp acuta)
steve dillinger 19 December 2010 1 year ago 37 sec 4.6 -
Three pairs Northern Pintails. One is for that area already rare , but three pairs is a lot of luck. Locality Versunken Bokelt, Rhede, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (ssp acuta)
Christian Wiesmann 8 March 2010 2 years ago 33 sec 4.3 -
pair dabbling, male kicks the mud and then recommences dabbling Locality Huntley Meadows Park, Virginia, USA (United States) (ssp acuta)
Martin Kennewell 5 March 2006 34 weeks ago 27 sec 4 -
A male feeding in the water Locality Willebroek, Antwerp Province, Belgium (ssp acuta)
Leo Janssen 11 March 2000 8 years ago 22 sec 4 -
A male foraging on mud Locality Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, New Jersey, USA (United States) (ssp acuta)
Robert Schaefer 4 March 2006 5 years ago 13 sec 3.8 -
A male swimming Locality Willebroek, Antwerp Province, Belgium (ssp acuta)
Leo Janssen 11 March 2000 8 years ago 14 sec 3.8
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Female bird in flight
Locality Nam Sang Wai, Yuen Long, Hong Kong (ssp acuta)
Bob Thompson 16 March 2010 2 years ago 4.6 -
A pair.
Locality Jamnagar Railway Station, Jamnagar District, Gujarat, India (ssp acuta)
Subramanya_CK 10 January 2010 2 years ago 4.6 -
A male in eclipse plumage swimming, at Olenyok River.
Locality Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Eastern Russia, Russia
Alexdersu 17 August 2010 22 weeks ago 4.5 -
Bird photographed along Wildlife Drive in Merritt Island Wildlife Refuge.
Locality Merritt Island National Wildlife Refuge, Titusville, Brevard County, Florida, USA (United States)
Tom Moxley 24 January 2012 4 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4.3 -
Bird landing on one foot in river
Locality Nam Sang Wai, Yuen Long, Hong Kong (ssp acuta)
Bob Thompson 8 November 2009 2 years ago 4.2 -
One male flapping its wings
Locality Tokyo, Honshu, Japan
Rémi Bigonneau 26 December 2011 19 weeks ago 4.1
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Female makes muted calls after dabbling at the water surface; the male is nearby Locality Tokyo, Honshu, Japan
(ssp acuta)
Joe Angseesing 16 March 2009 2 years ago 2
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