northern pintail

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The northern pintail is a widespread, slender-necked dabbling duck known for its graceful long tail, migratory behavior, and preference for open wetlands across the Northern Hemisphere.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf bird
dabbling duck
duck
migratory bird
billColor bluish-grey
binomialName Anas acuta
bodyLength 50–65 cm
breedingRange northern Asia
Northern Europe
surface form: northern Europe

northern North America
class Aves
clutchSize 7–9 eggs
commonName northern pintail
pintail
conservationThreat climate change impacts on wetlands
hunting pressure
wetland loss
describedBy Carl Linnaeus
describedInYear 1758
diet aquatic plants
invertebrates
seeds
distribution Asia
Europe
North America
Northern Hemisphere
eggColor pale olive
family Anatidae
femalePlumage mottled brown
flightStyle fast and agile
foragingBehavior dabbling
genus Anas
habitat coastal lagoons
flooded fields
lakes
marshes
shallow freshwater wetlands
IUCNStatus Least Concern
IUCNStatusSystem IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
surface form: IUCN Red List
kingdom Animalia
legColor grey
malePlumage chocolate-brown head
grey body
long pointed central tail feathers
white neck
migration long-distance migrant
nestingSite ground near water
order Anseriformes
phylum Chordata
sexualDimorphism present
socialBehavior gregarious in winter
species Anas acuta
tailCharacteristic long pointed tail
taxonRank species
weight 450–1100 g
wingspan 80–95 cm
winteringRange Central America
East Asia
South Asia
southern North America
Sub-Saharan Africa
surface form: sub-Saharan Africa

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Pacific Flyway supportsSpecies northern pintail
Anatidae containsSpecies northern pintail