Northern Pintail

Sobre

Um pato esbelto e elegante da família Anatidae, amplamente distribuído no Hemisfério Norte. O Arrabio (Anas acuta) nidifica em prados e pradarias abertas do Ártico e da América do Norte e Eurásia, migrando para o sul durante o inverno. Mede aproximadamente 51-76 cm, com machos maiores que fêmeas. Os machos têm cabeça marrom chocolatada com listra branca no pescoço e longa cauda pontiaguda preta. As fêmeas são discretamente malhadas. Alimenta-se de sementes aquáticas, vegetação e invertebrados. Um dos patos migratórios de longa distância mais estudados. Classificado como Pouco Preocupante pela UICN.

Physical Description

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

Identificação

Plumagem

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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Distribuição 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 conservação

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

Comportamento e reprodução

Nidificação

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

Tamanho da postura

3-12

Som

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.

Taxonomia

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
Ordem	Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
Família	Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus	Anas
Espécies	Anas acuta

Distribution

Northern Pintail has been recorded in 13 countries.

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🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇫🇷 France 🇮🇪 Ireland 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇴 Norway 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇻🇪 Venezuela 🇺🇸 United States 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇸🇪 Sweden

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Perguntas frequentes

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.