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Northern Pintail
Photo credit: Jimmy Jackson
-Ahas acuta-
Body Length: Male 26”—Female 20”
The male northern pintail is a strikingly handsome duck of the northern hemisphere. Chocolate brown head and long slender white neck. Its slender body and gull-shaped wings make it easy to identify in flight. Black central tail feathers extend beyond the rest of long wedge-shaped tail. The female exhibits drab mottled plumage. A ground nester in northern prairie pothole regions. Favors both fresh and saltwater marsh habitat, often feeds in harvested grain fields. Present in Texas October through March.
Body Length: Male 26”—Female 20”
The male northern pintail is a strikingly handsome duck of the northern hemisphere. Chocolate brown head and long slender white neck. Its slender body and gull-shaped wings make it easy to identify in flight. Black central tail feathers extend beyond the rest of long wedge-shaped tail. The female exhibits drab mottled plumage. A ground nester in northern prairie pothole regions. Favors both fresh and saltwater marsh habitat, often feeds in harvested grain fields. Present in Texas October through March.