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
- No sound recordings available yet
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