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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 that is spottily distributed throughout South America and the Caribbean. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae under its current scientific name.
A. b. galapagensis (Ridgway 1890) (Galapagos white-cheeked pintail) A. b. bahamensis Linnaeus 1758 (lesser white-cheeked pintail) A. b. rubrirostris Vieillot 1816 (greater white-cheeked pintail) Anas erythrorhyncha Gmelin 1789 (red-billed teal) LC; Anas acuta Linnaeus 1758 (northern pintail) LC; Anas eatoni (Sharpe 1875) (southern pintail) VU
Accipitridae is a family of birds of prey which includes hawks, eagles, kites, harriers, and Old World vultures. These birds have very large powerful hooked beaks for tearing flesh from their prey, strong legs, powerful talons, and keen eyesight. Sixteen species have been recorded in Ohio. White-tailed kite, Elanus leucurus (R)
The birds, originally brought to the North America in the 19th century, are covered in white spots in winter and turn dark and glossy in summer. What are the most sighted bird in Akron, Canton ...
Hundreds of species of unusual birds are on display throughout Ohio this month as they migrate north for the summer.. Those birds range from annual favorites, like the pine warbler, to unexpected ...
White-cheeked pintail (Anas bahamensis), from the Caribbean, South America and the Galápagos; Yellow-billed pintail (Anas georgica), found from southern Colombia to South Georgia; South Georgia pintail (Anas georgica georgica), the nominate race of the yellow-billed pintail; Eaton's pintail (Anas eatoni), from the islands of Kerguelen and Crozet
Anas, the dabbling ducks proper, is the largest bird genus in the family Anatidae. Pages in category "Anas" ... White-cheeked pintail; Y. Yellow-billed duck;
The birds are about 20 to 22 inches long, according to Audubon, about the size of a mallard duck. Adults have long necks and legs, a color pattern of chestnut, black and gray, and have pink bills.