Yellow-billed Pintail

Yellow-billed Pintail

Taxobox
name = Yellow-billed Pintail
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1


image_width = 230px
image_caption = South Georgia Pintail ("Anas georgica georgica")
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Anseriformes
familia = Anatidae
genus = "Anas"
species = "A. georgica"
binomial = "Anas georgica"
binomial_authority = Gmelin, 1789
subdivision_ranks = Subspecies
subdivision =
* "A. g. spinicauda"
(Chilean Pintail)
* "A. g. georgica"
(South Georgia Pintail)
* "A. g. niceforoi"
(Niceforo's Pintail - extinct)

The Yellow-billed Pintail ("Anas georgica") is a dabbling duck of the genus "Anas".Its range extends from southern Colombia to South Georgia, which lends its name to the species. The nominate race "A. g. georgica" is thought to number between 1000 and 1500 pairs, "A. g. spinicauda" is thought to number well over 110,000 and "A. g. niceforoi" is thought to be extinct, last being recorded in 1952 (and described only in 1940).The species is sometimes confused with Speckled Teal, but can be differentiated by the yellow stripes on its bill, its larger size and its tendency not to form large groups.

References

* Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern


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