Northern Pintail

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El ánade rabudo es un elegante pato dabbling reconocible por la larga cola en punta del macho, que le da su nombre. Los machos tienen la cabeza marrón chocolate, cuello blanco y partes inferiores gris perla. Distribuido por el hemisferio norte, es uno de los patos dabbling más abundantes del mundo. Habita en una gran variedad de humedales, desde tundras árticas hasta humedales subtropicales.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
Envergadura	51,3 cm	20.2 in
Peso	912,75 g	32.20 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Breeding males have chocolate-brown head; white neck stripe extending to breast; gray flanks with long pointed central tail feathers. Females mottled brown with pointed tail and gray bill. Elegant and long-necked.

Habitat & Range

Breeds on shallow prairie wetlands, tundra ponds, and arctic meadows. Winters on coastal estuaries, lagoons, rice paddies, and agricultural fields across Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America. Highly migratory.

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Distribución geográfica

Breeds in Arctic Canada, Alaska, and Greenland; winters along the coasts of the North Atlantic from Labrador to West Africa.

Diet & Feeding

Eats molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; dives in shallow water; diet dominated by hard-shelled benthic invertebrates.

Estado de conservación

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 21-25 days. Fledging: 40-45 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

3-12

Sonido

Canto

Male produces a low, mellow whistle; female gives a hoarse, nasal quack. The male's soft, flute-like call is one of the most distinctive sounds of northern wetlands in spring.

Taxonomía

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Orden	Anseriformes (Aves Acuáticas)
Familia	Anatidae (Patos, Gansos y Cisnes)
Genus	Anas
Especies	Anas acuta

Distribution

Northern Pintail has been recorded in 13 countries.

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🇧🇪 Bélgica 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇩🇰 Dinamarca 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇺🇸 Estados Unidos 🇫🇷 Francia 🇮🇪 Irlanda 🇳🇴 Noruega 🇳🇱 Países Bajos 🇬🇧 Reino Unido 🇸🇪 Suecia 🇹🇼 Taiwán 🇻🇪 Venezuela

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Preguntas frecuentes

What does the Northern Pintail eat?

Eats molluscs, crustaceans, and aquatic invertebrates; dives in shallow water; diet dominated by hard-shelled benthic invertebrates.

Where does the Northern Pintail live?

Breeds on shallow prairie wetlands, tundra ponds, and arctic meadows. Winters on coastal estuaries, lagoons, rice paddies, and agricultural fields across Europe, Asia, Africa, and North America. Highly migratory.

Is the Northern Pintail endangered?

The Northern Pintail has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Northern Pintail nest?

Nest type: SC. Incubation: 21-25 days. Fledging: 40-45 days.

What does the Northern Pintail sound like?

Male produces a low, mellow whistle; female gives a hoarse, nasal quack. The male's soft, flute-like call is one of the most distinctive sounds of northern wetlands in spring.

How big is the Northern Pintail?

The Northern Pintail has a wingspan of 51.3 cm, weight of 912.75 g.

What order and family does the Northern Pintail belong to?

The Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.