Bird - Northern Bahama Pintail - Whittaker postcard c.1980s

Postcard
• Picture / Image:  Northern Bahama Pintail
• Publisher:  Alan Whittaker
• Postally used:  no
• Stamp:  n/a
• Postmark(s): n/a
• Sent to:  n/a
• Notes / condition:  slight wear at bottom edge

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Text from the free encyclopedia WIKIPEDIA may appear below to give a little background information (internal links may not  work) :

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The White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis), also known as the Bahama Pintail or Summer Duck,^[2] is a species of dabbling duck. It was first described by Linnaeus in his Systema naturae in 1758 under its current scientific name.^[3]

It is found in the Caribbean, South America, and the Galápagos Islands.^[4] It occurs on waters with some salinity, such as brackish lakes, estuaries and mangrove swamps.^[4] There are three subspecies:

• A. b. bahamensis - Lesser Bahama Pintail^[2] - in the Caribbean, and a vagrant to southern Florida
• A. b. rubirostris - Greater Bahama Pintail^[2] - in South America; it may be partly migratory, breeding in Argentina and wintering further north.^[4]
• A. b. galapagensis - Galapagos Pintail^[2] - in the Galapagos

Like many southern ducks, the sexes are similar. It is mainly brown with white cheeks and a red-based grey bill (young birds lack the pink). It cannot be confused with any other duck in its range.^[4]

The White-cheeked Pintail feeds on aquatic plants and small creatures obtained by dabbling. The nest is on the ground under vegetation and near water.^[4]

type=printed

animal subject=bird

period=post-war (1945-present)

postage condition=unposted

number of items=single

size=continental/ modern (150x100 mm)