{"id":2506,"date":"2017-02-10T07:36:10","date_gmt":"2017-02-10T06:36:10","guid":{"rendered":"\/?p=2506"},"modified":"2023-01-15T13:27:30","modified_gmt":"2023-01-15T12:27:30","slug":"northern-pintail-anas-acuta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birds-in-flight.net\/?p=2506","title":{"rendered":"Northern Pintail
Anas acuta<\/em>"},"content":{"rendered":"

>> GENERAL >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

– medium-sized duck, roughly size of Mallard<\/a> but slimmer
\n– nocturnal\/diurnal migrant
\n– migrates in pairs or in small to medium flocks in loose formation
\n– often mixed with other ducks<\/p>\n

>> VISUAL ID >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\nNorthern Pintail Anas acuta<\/em>, M AD BREED<\/strong>
\nBIF7008, 07\/01\/2022, Thessaloniki, Greece, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

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\nNorthern Pintail Anas acuta<\/em>, M AD BREED<\/strong>
\nBIF7007, 07\/01\/2022, Thessaloniki, Greece, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nNorthern Pintail Anas acuta<\/em>, M AD BREED<\/strong>
\nRuddy Shelduck Tadorna ferruginea<\/em> M, F<\/strong>
\nBIF2174, 23\/02\/2017, Bumthang, Buthan, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nNorthern Pintail Anas acuta<\/em>, F or 1CY<\/strong>
\nBIF3579, 23\/08\/2017, Buir Nuur, Mongolia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

\"BIF486_MPU_I1Q7540_150211_nptail1-PA_eteal-1-M_oman_khawr-dhurf\"<\/a>
\nNorthern Pintail Anas acuta<\/em>, M F AD BREED
\nEurasian Teal A c. crecca<\/em>, M AD BREED<\/strong>
\nBIF0486, 11\/02\/2015, Khawr Dhurf, Oman, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

\"BIF487_MPU_I1Q1591_121231_nptail-FL_merdja-zerga\"<\/a>
\nNorthern Pintail Anas acuta<\/em>, M F AD BREED<\/strong>
\nBIF0487, 31\/12\/2012, Merdja Zerga, Morocco, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nNorthern Pintail Anas acuta<\/em>, M (fith from right), F 1CY (third from right)<\/strong>
\nNorthern Shoveler Anas clyptaea<\/em>, 1CY (third from left), F AD<\/strong>
\nBIF3581, 07\/09\/2017, Buir Nuur, Mongolia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\nNorthern Pintail Anas acuta<\/em>, M F NBREED
\nGarganey Anas querquedula<\/em>, M F NBREED<\/strong>
\nBIF1254, 21\/06\/2016, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Hei\u00df<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nNorthern Pintail Anas acuta<\/em>, M NBREED<\/strong>
\nBIF3582, 07\/09\/2017, Buir Nuur, Mongolia, Mathias Putze<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>
\nNorthern Pintail Anas acuta<\/em>, NBREED
\nEurasian Wigeon Anas penelope<\/em>, M F NBREED<\/strong>
\nBIF2175, 09\/10\/2017, K\u00fchlungsborn, Germany, Roland Neumann<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\nNorthern Pintail Anas acuta<\/em>, M F NBREED
\nGarganey Anas querquedula<\/em>, M F NBREED<\/strong>
\nBIF1255, 21\/06\/2016, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Hei\u00df<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\nNorthern Pintail Anas acuta<\/em><\/strong>
\nNorthern Shoveler Anas clyptaea<\/em><\/strong>
\nGarganey Anas querquedula<\/em><\/strong>
\nBIF1237, 21\/09\/2016, Besh Barmag, Azerbaijan, Michael Hei\u00df<\/p>\n

<\/a>
\nNorthern Pintail Anas acuta<\/em>, NBREED or 1CY
\nBarnacle Goose Branta leucopsis<\/em>
\nPink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus<\/em><\/strong>
\nBIF1066, 11\/11\/2016, North Sea, Germany, Roland Neumann<\/p>\n

>> ACOUSTIC ID >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

– no particular flight calls<\/em>
\n– usually silent during diurnal migration flights
\n– but quite vocal during nocturnal migration (social calls, display?)
\n– female: nasal, typical rasping (female) duck calls
\n– male: short whistle, similar to Eurasian Teal<\/a>, but at a lower frequency<\/p>\n

>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>><\/strong><\/p>\n

Northern Shoveler<\/a> (v)
\nEurasian Teal<\/a> (a)
\nCommon Scoter<\/a> (a)<\/p>\n

#waterbird #waterfowl #wildfowl<\/p>\n

#ornithology #birdmigration #birdID #birdguide #birding #birdwatching #birdsound #westernpalearctic #europe #vismig #flightcalls #vismig #flightcalls #middleeast #northernafrica #workinprogress<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

>> GENERAL >>>>> – medium-sized duck, roughly size of Mallard but slimmer – nocturnal\/diurnal migrant – migrates in pairs or in small to medium flocks in loose formation – often mixed with other ducks >> VISUAL ID >>>>> Northern Pintail Anas acuta, M AD BREED BIF7008, 07\/01\/2022, Thessaloniki, Greece, Mathias Putze Northern Pintail Anas acuta, … Continue reading Northern Pintail
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