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White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)

White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)
White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)

About White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis)

  • Kingdom: Animals
  • Phylum: Chordates
  • Class: Birds
  • Order: Anseriformes
  • Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks

The white-cheeked pintail, also known as the Bahama pintail or Bahama duck, is a species of dabbling duck that is patchily 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.

Source: Wikipedia

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  • 2006-12-01

    Isla Floreana - Punta Flores, Ecuador
    Breeding in the marsh.
    Image from 2006-12-01
  • 2011-07-15

    Pantanal, Brazil
  • 2016-01-02

    Culebra Island, United States of America
  • 2016-01-04

    Cabo Rojo, United States of America
  • 2016-01-04

    Reserva Natural Laguna Cartagena, United States of America
  • 2019-06-26

    Arica, Chile
  • 2019-07-03

    Laguna Batuco, Chile
  • 2024-10-14

    Santuario de Fauna y Flora Los Flamencos, Colombia
  • 2025-04-14

    McKinnon's Pond, Antigua and Barbuda