Northern Pintail

Anas acuta

Overview

The Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) is a species of waterfowl (family Anatidae) in the order Anseriformes of bird (class Aves).

Description

A large, elegant, slender duck with a long neck. Both sexes have blue-grey bills and grey legs and feet. Males have a chocolate-coloured head with a thin white stripe down its neck, white breast and mostly gray body and long central tail feathers. Females have drab brown feathers similar to other dabbling ducks.

Range

Found in wetlands and fields across a wide geographic distribution in northern hemisphere.