Northern Pintail - Anas acuta

The Northern Pintail is a large and very elegant duck that is found in North America, Europe, Asia and Africa. The male in breeding season is quite beautiful with its chocolate head and white breast. The female is quite a bit smaller than the male and has less distinctive plumage.

A frequent winter visitor to the Bay Area, Northern Pintails feed on plants by dabbling and upending themselves in shallow water. Besides aquatic plants, Northern Pintails will also consume seeds in fields, invertebrate animals, aquatic insects, mollusks and crustaceans.

Breeding (Nov-June)

Male 12/25/2009 - Radio Road, Redwood City, CA Male 12/25/2009 - Radio Road, Redwood City, CA	Male 12/15/2011 - Albany Bulb; Albany, CA Male 12/15/2011 - Albany Bulb; Albany, CA	Female 12/15/2011 - Albany Bulb; Albany, CA Female 12/15/2011 - Albany Bulb; Albany, CA
Female Northern Pintail showing tongue 12/15/2011 - Albany Bulb; Albany, CA Female Northern Pintail showing tongue 12/15/2011 - Albany Bulb; Albany, CA	Female 12/15/2011 - Albany Bulb; Albany, CA Female 12/15/2011 - Albany Bulb; Albany, CA	Male 12/10/2013 - San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park, San Diego, CA Male 12/10/2013 - San Diego Zoo's Wild Animal Park, San Diego, CA
Female Northern Pintail - Female Gadwall on the right 11/13/2008 - Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA Female Northern Pintail - Female Gadwall on the right 11/13/2008 - Sacramento Wildlife Refuge, CA	Two males and females 11/14/2012 - Tracy Aviary, Salt Lake City, Utah Two males and females 11/14/2012 - Tracy Aviary, Salt Lake City, Utah	Green-winged Teals also on log 12/06/2014 - Cosumnes River Preserve, CA Green-winged Teals also on log 12/06/2014 - Cosumnes River Preserve, CA

Non-breeding (July-Oct)

Females 09/25/2009 - Albany Bulb; Albany, CA Females 09/25/2009 - Albany Bulb; Albany, CA

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