Northern Pintail – DivingAnus acuta January – New Mexico L=21-25” ...... WS=35” ...... WT=1.8 lb Order: Anseriformes (Ducks, Geese and Swans) Family: Anatidae (Ducks, Geese and Swans) Northern Pintails medium sized dabbling ducks. They are early fall migrants and one of the earliest nesting ducks in the spring. As they favor shallow wetlands and flooded agricultural fields. Consequently, farming operations destroy many nests and habitats annually. Populations of Northern Pintails have been reduced by half over the last 40 years. Since the 1990’s conservation measures have led to renewed hope that populations will cease declining and may recover.
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