White cheeked Pintail/Bahama Pintail
Anas bahamensis
46.0944, 7.07032
Field Notes
Description:
The White cheeked Pintail or Bahama Pintail is originally from the Caribbean, South America, and the Galápagos Islands. According to the French version of Wikipedia, it can be spotted in Europe, where it is an escapee or descendent of escapees from bird parks. It is mainly mottled brown with white cheeks, red at the base of the beak in the adult, a distinctive green and black speculum and a whitish tail. The 4th shot shows that the animal has been previously banded.
Habitat:
An open pond with reeds and dense vegetation. Seen in the company of local mallards and tufted ducks as well as of out-of-range ruddy shelducks and a ferruginous duck. In its original habitat this duck is found in waters with a degree of salinity, such as brackish lakes, estuaries and mangrove swamps
Notes:
For previous spottings of unusual ducks at the same pond see:
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6890410
http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/6895078
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