White-cheeked pintail
Kingdom
Phylum
Class
Order
Family
Genus
SPECIES
Anas bahamensis
Weight
503-569
17.7-20.1
goz
g oz 
Length
38-51
15-20.1
cminch
cm inch 
Wingspan
55-68
21.7-26.8
cminch
cm inch 

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The white-cheeked pintail (Anas bahamensis ), also known as the Bahama pintail or summer duck, is a species of dabbling duck. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae under its current scientific name.

Di

Diurnal

Al

Algivore

Fo

Folivore

Gr

Granivore

He

Herbivore

Li

Lignivore

Na

Natatorial

Te

Terrestrial

Co

Congregatory

Se

Serial monogamy

So

Social

No

Not a migrant

W

starts with

Appearance

Like many southern ducks, the sexes are similar. It is mainly brown with white cheeks and a red-based grey bill (young birds lack the pink). It cannot be confused with any other duck in its range.

Distribution

Geography

It is found in the Caribbean, South America, and the Galápagos Islands. It occurs on waters with some salinity, such as brackish lakes, estuaries and mangrove swamps.

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There are three subspecies:

  • A. b. bahamensis —lesser Bahama pintail —in the Caribbean, and a vagrant to southern Florida
  • A. b. rubirostris —greater Bahama pintail —in South America; it may be partly migratory, breeding in Argentina and wintering further north.
  • A. b. galapagensis —Galápagos pintail —in the Galápagos Islands

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White-cheeked pintail habitat map
White-cheeked pintail
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Habits and Lifestyle

The white-cheeked pintail feeds on aquatic plants and small creatures obtained by dabbling. The nest is on the ground under vegetation and near water.

Seasonal behavior
Bird's call

Mating Habits

MATING BEHAVIOR

Population

Domestication

It is popular in wildfowl collections, and escapees are frequently seen in a semi-wild condition in Europe. A leucistic (whitish) variant is known in aviculture as the silver Bahama pintail.

References

1. White-cheeked pintail Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White-cheeked_pintail
2. White-cheeked pintail on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22680287/92853819
3. Xeno-canto bird call - https://xeno-canto.org/691740

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