White-cheeked Pintail

Anas bahamensis - Canard des Bahamas

Systematics

Order
:
Anseriformes
Family
:
Anatidés
Genus
:
Anas
Species
:
bahamensis

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics

Size
: 51 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 400 à 700 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis) is a species of bird in the Anatidae family.

Subspecific information 3 subspecies

Anas bahamensis bahamensis (West Indies, n South America)
Anas bahamensis rubrirostris (s Ecuador and s Brazil to n Argentina and n Chile)
Anas bahamensis galapagensis (Galápagos Is.)

Foreign names

Canard des Bahamas,
Ánade gargantillo,
arrabio-de-faces-brancas,
Bahamaente,
Bahama-réce,
Bahamapijlstaart,
Codone guancebianche,
bahamaand,
Hvitkinnand,
kačica bielolíca,
ostralka bělolící,
Hvidkindet Spidsand,
valkoposkisorsa,
ànec de les Bahames,
rożeniec białolicy,
baltvaigu garkaklis,
Багамская шилохвость,
ホオジロオナガガモ,
白脸针尾鸭,
白臉針尾鴨,

Voice song and cries

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Habitat

Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha), Permanent Saline, Brackish or alkaline Marshes/Pools ; Marine Neritic : Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Intertidal : Salt Marshes (Emergent Grasses)