Yellow-billed Pintail

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Yellow-billed Pintail
South Georgia Pintail (Anas georgica georgica)
Conservation status
Least Concern
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae Genus: Anas Species: A. georgica
Binomial name
Anas georgica Gmelin, 1789
Subspecies
A. g. spinicauda (Chilean Pintail) A. g. georgica (South Georgia Pintail) A. g. niceforoi (Niceforo's Pintail - extinct)

The Yellow-billed Pintail (Anas georgica) is a dabbling duck of the genus Anas. The yellow-billed pintail is a dabbling duck of the genus anas and its range extends from South Columbia through to South Georgia, which lends its name to the species. The nominate race A. g. georgica is thought to number between 1000 and 1500 pairs, A. g. spinicauda is thought to number well over 110,000 and A.g. niceforoi is thought to be extinct, last being recorded in 1952 but only being described in 1940. The species is sometimes confused with speckled teal, but can be differentiated by the yellow stripes on the bill, its larger size and that it does not tend to form large groups.

[edit] References

• BirdLife International (2004). Anas georgica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 09 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern