Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae) - HBW 1
White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)
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
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Several birds drinking, resting and swimming Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands (ssp galapagensis)
Anna Motis 22 August 2005 1 year ago 38 sec 4.5 -
Four birds resting and swimming on a lake Santa Cruz, Galapagos Islands (ssp galapagensis)
Anna Motis 22 August 2005 1 year ago 33 sec 4.5 -
A pair feeding by filtering in shallow water together with Cinnamon Teals Mouth of Lluta River, Lluta River, Arica, Tarapacá, Chile (ssp rubrirostris)
Josep del Hoyo 23 October 2003 5 years ago 33 sec 3.8 -
A pair foraging on the grass Unare Lagoon, Anzoátegui, Venezuela (ssp bahamensis)
David Ascanio 31 August 2003 1 year ago 19 sec 3.7 -
A male and then also an immature, both preening Parque das Aves, Iguaçu National Park, Paraná, Brazil (ssp rubrirostris)
Josep del Hoyo 10 May 2005 4 years ago 32 sec 3.4 -
A pair swimming together and preening Boa Nova, Bahia, Brazil (ssp rubrirostris)
Josep del Hoyo 18 January 2005 2 years ago 31 sec 3.3
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A close-up of a head of a male Zoo Koki, Santo Domingo, Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain (ssp bahamensis)
Iñaki Hernández 17 October 2008 1 year ago 4 -
A close-up of a male Zoo Koki, Santo Domingo, Toledo, Castile-La Mancha, Spain (ssp bahamensis)
Iñaki Hernández 16 October 2007 1 year ago 4 -
Lateral view of swimming bird Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda
Mikko Pyhälä 6 June 2009 38 weeks ago 3.3 -
an adult male flies on the water treatment plant in Cerritos Pampatar Margarita Island Venezuela
luisgerardogonzale... 24 April 2009 46 weeks ago 3.3 -
two birds at lake side Pantanos de Villa, Lima, Peru
Nature Expeditions... 1 July 2009 31 weeks ago 3 -
bird on lagoon shoreline Pantanos de Villa, Lima, Peru
Nature Expeditions... 1 February 2008 31 weeks ago 3
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