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| SCIENTIFIC
CLASSIFICATION |
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| COMMON
NAME: |
lesser
Bahama pintail, white-cheeked pintail, summer duck |
| KINGDOM: |
Animalia |
| PHYLUM: |
Chordata |
| CLASS: |
Aves |
| ORDER: |
Anseriformes |
| FAMILY: |
Anatidae |
| GENUS
SPECIES: |
Anas
(duck) bahamensis bahamensis (from the Bahaman
Islands) |
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| DESCRIPTION: |
This
is a medium-sized duck. The sexes are similar with
white cheeks and throats. The rest of body is light
brown with black markings, and the bill is mostly
blue with a red patch. The feet and legs are gray. |
| FEMALE |
Females are slightly duller and have a lighter colored
bill as compared to males. |
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| SIZE: |
Approximately
46.3 cm (18.5 in) in length; wingspan 87.5 cm (35
in) |
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| WEIGHT: |
Approximately
1.01 kg (2.25 lb.) |
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| DIET: |
Feeds
on aquatic plants and animals, seeds, grass, insects |
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| INCUBATION: |
Approximately 25 days |
| CLUTCH
SIZE: |
6-12
eggs |
| FLEDGING
DURATION: |
6
weeks |
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| SEXUAL
MATURITY: |
Approximately
1-2 years |
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| LIFE
SPAN: |
Approximately
32 years or more in wild |
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| RANGE: |
West
Indies, northern South America and occasionally
spotted in the southern U.S. |
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| HABITAT: |
Inhabits
swamps, salt or brackish lagoons, tidal creeks,
estuaries, occasionally freshwater pools and shallow
lakes |
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| POPULATION: |
GLOBAL |
Unknown |
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| STATUS: |
IUCN |
Not
listed |
| CITES |
Not
listed |
| USFWS |
Not
listed |
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| 1. |
Males
are called drakes, females are hens, and young are
ducklings. |
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| 2. |
Bahama pintails feed by dabbling from the surface
or tipping in calm, shallow water. |
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| This
subspecies is considered threatened due to habitat
destruction, nest predation and hunting by humans. |
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| Austin,
G. Birds of the World. New York. Golden Press,
Inc., 1961. |
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Gotch,
A.F. Birds - Their Latin Names Explained.
UK. Blandford Books Ltd., 1981.
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Johnsgard,
P. Ducks, Geese, and Swans of the World.
Lincoln. Univ. Of Neb. Press, 1978.
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| Scott,
P. A Coloured Key of the Wildfowl of the World.
Slimbridge, England. The Wildfowl Trust. 1988. |
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| Todd,
F.S. Natural History of Waterfowl. San Diego,
Ca. Ibis Publishing Co., 1996. |
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| http://www.ducks.org/waterfowling/gallery/index.asp?duck=91 |
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