Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusAnas (Mallards, Pintails, and Allies)
- SpeciesAnas acuta (Northern Pintail)
The pintail or northern pintail (Anas acuta) is a duck species with wide geographic distribution that breeds in the northern areas of Europe and across the Palearctic and North America. It is migratory and winters south of its breeding range as far as the equator. Unusually for a bird with such a large range, it has no geographical subspecies, although the possibly conspecific duck Eaton's pintail is considered to be a separate species. The Northern Pintail is a large duck, and the long central tail feathers of the male give the species its English and scientific names. Both sexes have blue-grey bills and grey legs and feet. The drake is more striking, with a thin white stripe running from the back of its chocolate-coloured head down its neck to its mostly white underparts. Wikipedia →
<5% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Pintail sighting in Everglades National Park, based on 129 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
Closest Relatives at Everglades National Park
Mottled Duck
Anas fulvigula
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Common Teal
Anas crecca
American Black Duck
Anas rubripes
Green-winged Teal
Anas carolinensis
Muscovy Duck
Cairina moschata
Egyptian Goose
Alopochen aegyptiaca
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Ring-necked Duck
Aythya collaris
Mute Swan
Cygnus olor
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Northern Pintail in Everglades National Park?
About 1% of wildlife watchers report a Northern Pintail sighting in Everglades National Park, based on 129 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.
When is the best time to see Northern Pintail in Everglades National Park?
November has the highest sighting rate for Northern Pintail in Everglades National Park in our monthly data.