Northern Pintail Photo Gallery
Male
A long-necked duck. Breeding males have a very long tail, a white breast, and a white neck stripe.
© Liron Gertsman | Macaulay LibraryBritish Columbia, November 08, 2014Female
Females are slender ducks with a long tail and neck. Females have rather plain tan heads compared to other female ducks.
© Ryan Schain | Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, February 26, 2014Breeding male
Tips up and submerges head underwater to eat aquatic seeds and insects, filtering out the water with its bill.
© Timothy Barksdale | Macaulay LibraryKansas, November 04, 1995Not all videos have soundMale
A slender duck with a long neck and tail. In flight, breeding males have a green speculum.
© Kathleen Kent | Macaulay LibraryCalifornia, May 19, 2016Female/immature
Females are slender with a plain tan face. In flight, the speculum is brownish bronze.
© Jay McGowan | Macaulay LibraryNew York, October 01, 2016Breeding male and female
Courting males stretch their necks up, bob their heads, and tip their bill down while giving a whistle call to attract a female. Interested females follow with head bobbing, preening, and clucking.
© Timothy Barksdale | Macaulay LibraryMontana, March 01, 2001Not all videos have soundEclipse male
Slender duck with a long tail and neck. Nonbreeding males in eclipse plumage are pale overall with a plain face.
© Amanda Guercio | Macaulay LibraryOntario, September 30, 2012Male (with Mallard)
Slimmer than a Mallard with a long tail.
© Amanda Guercio | Macaulay LibraryOntario, February 05, 2013Breeding male
Flies on long and slender wings and almost hovers before gently landing on the ground.
© Timothy Barksdale | Macaulay LibraryNew Mexico, December 01, 1997Not all videos have soundMale
Breeding males have very long black tails and a white stripe up the side of their neck.
© Matthew Pendleton | Macaulay LibraryUtah, January 12, 2016Female
Slender duck with a long neck and tail. Shape helps separate from other ducks.
© Frank Lehman | Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, February 17, 2017Breeding male
Frequently preens feathers after swimming. Note dark undertail feathers and bright white chest.
© Benjamin Clock | Macaulay LibraryHawaii, February 17, 2014Not all videos have soundMale and female
Uses shallow wetlands and flooded fields during the winter.
© Oscar Johnson | Macaulay LibraryLouisiana, January 18, 2015Compare with Similar Species
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Species in This Family
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl(Order: Anseriformes, Family: Anatidae)
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