Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis) - HBW 1, p. 611
French: Canard des Bahamas
German: Bahamaente
Spanish: Anade Gargantillo
Other common names: Bahama Pintail/Duck; Galapagos Pintail (galapagensis)
Taxonomy: Anas bahamensis Linnaeus, 1758, Bahama Islands.
Considered by some to form superspecies with A. erythrorhyncha, with which sometimes partitioned off in genus Poecilonetta. Three subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- bahamensis Linnaeus, 1758 - West Indies, N South America to N Brazil.
- rubrirostris Vieillot, 1816 - E Bolivia and S Brazil to N Argentina and Uruguay.
- galapagensis (Ridgway, 1889) - Galapagos Is.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Several birds drinking, resting and swimming Locality Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands (ssp galapagensis)
Anna Motis 22 August 2005 4 years ago 38 sec 4.5 -
Four birds resting and swimming on a lake Locality Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands (ssp galapagensis)
Anna Motis 22 August 2005 4 years ago 33 sec 4.5 -
A single individual was video taped with immatures near the visitor center of this protected area Locality Pantanos de Villa, Lima Department, Peru (ssp rubrirostris)
DAVID ASCANIO 21 January 2011 1 year ago 27 sec 4 -
A pair feeding by filtering in shallow water together with Cinnamon Teals Locality Mouth of Lluta River, Lluta River, Arica, Arica and Parinacota Region, Chile (ssp rubrirostris)
Josep del Hoyo 23 October 2003 7 years ago 33 sec 3.8 -
A pair foraging on the grass Locality Unare Lagoon, Anzoátegui State, Venezuela (ssp bahamensis)
DAVID ASCANIO 31 August 2003 4 years ago 19 sec 3.7 -
An adult with ducklings at the pond behind the visitor center Locality Pantanos de Villa, Lima Department, Peru (ssp rubrirostris)
DAVID ASCANIO 21 January 2011 1 year ago 27 sec 3.5
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Lateral view of bird standing by the water
Locality Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda (ssp bahamensis)
Mikko Pyhälä 22 June 2010 1 year ago 3.8 -
A male White-cheeked Pintail
Locality Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Michel Brochu 3 November 2008 5 weeks ago 3.7 -
A close-up of a head of a male
Locality Zoo Koki, Santo Domingo, Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain (ssp bahamensis)
Iñaki Hernández 17 October 2008 3 years ago 3.5 -
Two males swimming on a wetland.
Locality Capirenda, Tarija Department, Bolivia (ssp rubrirostris)
Joe Tobias 20 July 2006 30 weeks ago 3.4 -
A pair on salt water.
Locality Isabela, Galapagos Islands (ssp galapagensis)
Sergey Pisarevsky 13 March 2012 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.3 -
A bird on the ground.
Locality Slimbridge Wildlife & Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain
Josep del Hoyo 17 August 1982 21 weeks ago 3.3
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