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Northern pintail - Wikipedia The pintail or northern pintail (Anas acuta) is a duck species with wide geographic distribution that breeds in the northern areas of Europe and across the Palearctic and North America It is migratory and winters south of its breeding range as far as the equator
Northern Pintail | Audubon Field Guide Widespread across North America, Europe, and Asia, the Northern Pintail is probably one of the most numerous duck species in the world (although outnumbered by the omnipresent Mallard) Slim and long-necked, it has an elegant appearance both on the water and in flight
Northern Pintail - American Bird Conservancy The handsome Northern Pintail is one of North America's most widespread ducks, especially in the West, though it is not nearly as abundant as the more familiar Mallard This species is distinctive both on the water and in flight
Pintail | Habitat Facts | Britannica pintail, any of four species of sleek, long-tailed, long-necked dabbling ducks of the genus Anas (family Anatidae) They are swift fliers and popular game birds The common, or northern, pintail (Anas acuta), widespread in the Northern Hemisphere, is a long-distance flier; some Alaskan birds winter as far away as Hawaii Pairs form at the
Northern Pintail - eBird Elegant, slender duck with long neck and tail Males have a chocolate brown head with a white slash coming up the neck, white breast, and mostly gray body Females are patterned light brown Forages in wetlands and in fields on agricultural waste grains
Northern Pintail - ID, Facts, Diet, Habit More | Birdzilla The oldest Northern Pintail on record lived to be 22 years and 3 months old However, their average lifespan is lower since 75% of the hatchlings fledge and only half of them manage to produce offspring of their own
Pintail - Wikipedia Northern pintail (Anas acuta), sometimes called the pintail, the most common pintail species; White-cheeked pintail (Anas bahamensis), from the Caribbean, South America and the Galápagos; Yellow-billed pintail (Anas georgica), found from southern Colombia to South Georgia
Northern Pintail Life History - All About Birds From 2019–2020, hunters took on average 366,000 Northern Pintail per year Populations appear to fluctuate with drought, decreasing during drought years, and recovering in wetter years Loss of wetland habitat, cultivation of grasslands, and agricultural practices that destroy nests also affect the population