Northern Pintail

Anas acuta

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered

KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
PhylumChordata (Cordats)
ClassAves (Aus)
OrderAnseriformes
FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
GenusAnas (Mallards, Pintails, and Allies)
SpeciesAnas acuta (Northern Pintail)

Insufficient data

overall probability at Ngorongoro Conservation Area

4 Verified records at Ngorongoro Conservation Area

☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Anas capensis

Anas erythrorhyncha

Anas undulata

Anas sparsa

Alopochen aegyptiaca

Plectropterus gambensis

Spatula hottentota

Dendrocygna viduata

Dendrocygna bicolor

Spatula clypeata

Netta erythrophthalma

5–10% · With luck

Cairina moschata

Insufficient data

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📅 Monthly Probability

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Fewer than 5 records of Northern Pintail at Ngorongoro Conservation Area — not enough to chart months honestly.

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal

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

#	Park	Country	Probability
1	Keoladeo National Park	🇮🇳 India	50–60%
2	El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	40–50%
3	Kaziranga National Park	🇮🇳 India	20–30%
4	Hortobágy National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	20–30%
5	Wrangell-St. Elias National Park	🇺🇸 United States	20–30%
6	Wood Buffalo National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
7	Biebrza National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	10–20%
8	Wadden Sea National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	10–20%
9	Kiskunság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	10–20%
10	Doñana National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	10–20%
11	Fertő-Hanság National Park	🇭🇺 Hungary	10–20%
12	Kluane National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	10–20%
13	Vatnajokull National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	10–20%
14	Kanha National Park	🇮🇳 India	5–10%
15	Death Valley National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
16	Pacific Rim National Park Reserve	🇨🇦 Canada	5–10%
17	Gates of the Arctic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
18	Katmai National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
19	Hemis National Park	🇮🇳 India	5–10%
20	Ranthambore National Park	🇮🇳 India	5–10%
21	Great Bear Rainforest	🇨🇦 Canada	5–10%
22	Channel Islands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
23	Białowieża National Park	🇵🇱 Poland	5–10%
24	Badlands National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
25	Olympic National Park	🇺🇸 United States	5–10%
26	Glacier National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
27	Elk Island National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
28	Snowdonia National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
29	Jasper National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
30	Bahía de Loreto National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
31	Yellowstone National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
32	Montes Azules Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
33	Bandipur National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
34	Banff National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
35	Nikko National Park	🇯🇵 Japan	<5%
36	Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park	🇲🇳 Mongolia	<5%
37	Gros Morne National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
38	Redwood National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
39	Chitwan National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	<5%
40	Grand Teton National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
41	Satpura National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
42	Riding Mountain National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
43	Caroni Swamp	🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago	<5%
44	Jim Corbett National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
45	Bavarian Forest National Park	🇩🇪 Germany	<5%
46	Denali National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
47	Sierra de Guadarrama National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
48	Everglades National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
49	Sundarbans National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
50	Celestún Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
51	Point Pelee National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	<5%
52	Acadia National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
53	Lake Nakuru National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
54	Ciénaga de Zapata	🇨🇺 Cuba	<5%
55	Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
56	Shenandoah National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
57	Bandhavgarh National Park	🇮🇳 India	<5%
58	Monfragüe National Park	🇪🇸 Spain	<5%
59	Pyrénées National Park	🇫🇷 France	<5%
60	Cumbres de Monterrey National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
61	Joshua Tree National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
62	Grand Canyon National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
63	Arrecifes de Cozumel National Park	🇲🇽 Mexico	<5%
64	Tsavo East National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	<5%
65	Big Bend National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
66	Zion National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
67	Rocky Mountain National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
68	Cairngorms National Park	🇬🇧 United Kingdom	<5%
69	Great Smoky Mountains National Park	🇺🇸 United States	<5%
70	Lago de Yojoa	🇭🇳 Honduras	Insufficient data
71	Nahanni National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
72	Monteverde Cloud Forest Reserve	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
73	Voyageurs National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
74	Bale Mountains National Park	🇪🇹 Ethiopia	Insufficient data
75	Kenai Fjords National Park	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
76	Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
77	Ría Lagartos Biosphere Reserve	🇲🇽 Mexico	Insufficient data
78	Thingvellir National Park	🇮🇸 Iceland	Insufficient data
79	Royal Bardia National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	Insufficient data
80	Langtang National Park	🇳🇵 Nepal	Insufficient data
81	Palo Verde National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data
82	Wilpattu National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
83	Triglav National Park	🇸🇮 Slovenia	Insufficient data
84	Nagarhole National Park	🇮🇳 India	Insufficient data
85	Ngorongoro Conservation Area	🇹🇿 Tanzania	Insufficient data
86	Big Cypress National Preserve	🇺🇸 United States	Insufficient data
87	Amboseli National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
88	Royal Manas National Park	🇧🇹 Bhutan	Insufficient data
89	Cape Breton Highlands National Park	🇨🇦 Canada	Insufficient data
90	Yala National Park	🇱🇰 Sri Lanka	Insufficient data
91	Nairobi National Park	🇰🇪 Kenya	Insufficient data
92	Braulio Carrillo National Park	🇨🇷 Costa Rica	Insufficient data

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Northern Pintail

Closest Relatives at Ngorongoro Conservation Area

Cape Teal

Red-billed Teal

Yellow-billed Duck

African Black Duck

Egyptian Goose

Spur-winged Goose

Hottentot Teal

White-faced Whistling Duck

Fulvous Whistling-Duck

Northern Shoveler

Southern Pochard

Muscovy Duck

📅 Monthly Probability

☀️ When They're Spotted

Global Distribution

Parks Where Found