- Eaton's Pintail
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Eaton's Pintail 
Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae Subfamily: Anatinae Genus: Anas Species: A. eatoni Binomial name Anas eatoni
(Sharpe, 1875)Subspecies - A. e. eatoni (Sharpe, 1875)
(Kerguelen Pintail) - A. e. drygalskii (Reichenow, 1875)
(Crozet Pintail)
Synonyms Dafila eatoni
The Eaton's Pintail (Anas eatoni) is a dabbling duck of the genus Anas. The species is restricted to the island groups of Kerguelen and Crozet in the southern Indian Ocean. It resembles a small female Northern Pintail. It was named after the English explorer and naturalist Alfred Edmund Eaton. It is threatened by introduced species, particularly feral cats, which prey on them.
There are two subspecies: A. eatoni eatoni (Kerguelen Pintail) and A. eatoni drygalskii (Crozet Pintail).
With ducklings, illustration by Keulemans, 1895
References
- BirdLife International (2006). Anas eatoni. 2006. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved on 10 May 2006. Database entry includes a brief justification of why this species is vulnerable and the criteria used
External links
Categories:- IUCN Red List vulnerable species
- Anas
- Ducks
- Fauna of the Kerguelen Islands
- Animals described in 1875
- Fauna of the Crozet Islands
- Anseriformes stubs
- A. e. eatoni (Sharpe, 1875)
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