White-cheeked Pintail
Anas bahamensis
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusAnas (Mallards, Pintails, and Allies)
- SpeciesAnas bahamensis (White-cheeked Pintail)
The white-cheeked pintail (Anas bahamensis), also known as the Bahama pintail, Bahama duck, or Galápagos duck is a species of dabbling duck that is patchily distributed throughout South America and the Caribbean. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae under its current scientific name. Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Torres del Paine National Park
Yellow-billed Pintail
Anas georgica
Speckled Teal
Anas flavirostris
Upland Goose
Chloephaga picta
Crested Duck
Lophonetta specularioides
Chiloé Wigeon
Mareca sibilatrix
Spectacled Duck
Speculanas specularis
Flying Steamer-Duck
Tachyeres patachonicus
Black-necked Swan
Cygnus melancoryphus
Red Shoveler
Spatula platalea
Andean Ruddy Duck
Oxyura ferruginea
Ashy-headed Goose
Chloephaga poliocephala
Coscoroba Swan
Coscoroba coscoroba
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of White-cheeked Pintail at Torres del Paine National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jaragua National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 2 | Paracas National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 3 | Galápagos Islands | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 4 | Amboró National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 5 | Lauca National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 6 | Machalilla National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 7 | Los Haitises National Park | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | |
| 8 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Ciénaga de Zapata | 🇨🇺 Cuba | |
| 10 | Iberá National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 11 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 12 | Cuyabeno Wildlife Reserve | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 13 | Caroni Swamp | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 14 | Cajas National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 15 | El Impenetrable National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 16 | Main Ridge Forest Reserve | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | |
| 17 | Chapada Diamantina National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 18 | Torres del Paine National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 19 | Bavarian Forest National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 20 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 21 | Tijuca National Park | 🇧🇷 Brazil | |
| 22 | Iguazú National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |