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Northern Pintail

Anas acuta

Photo by CynthiaMHori
Published on Project Noah
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Field Notes

Description:

Medium-sized duck. Long, thin neck. Pointed tail, extremely long in males.
Male with white chest, white stripe up neck, and dark reddish brown head.

Habitat:

Nests in open country with shallow, seasonal wetlands and low vegetation. Winters in wide variety of shallow inland freshwater and intertidal habitats.

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