Birds · La Saladita, Guerrero

Northern Pintail

Anas acuta

Spanish: Ánade rabudo

Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)
Photographed by costanativa on iNaturalist · CC-BY-NC

The pintail or northern pintail (Anas acuta) is a duck with wide geographic distribution that breeds in the northern areas of Europe, Asia and North America. It is migratory and winters south of its breeding range to the equator. Unusually for a bird with such a large range, it has no geographical subspecies if the possibly conspecific duck Eaton's pintail is considered to be a separate species. Most often recorded in Jun.

TaxonomyAves › Anseriformes › Anatidae
Local records1 research-grade observation within about 50 km of La Saladita (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones)
Global records68,518 on iNaturalist
Recorded here2016 – 2016
Months recorded near La Saladita
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Recent local sightings

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Cite as: “Northern Pintail (Anas acuta) at La Saladita”, La Saladita Field Guide, lasaladita.com/species/anas-acuta/, updated 2026-09-26. Observation counts and months come from iNaturalist research-grade records within about 50 km of 17.8375°N, 101.7606°W (the survey box also takes in Zihuatanejo, Ixtapa and Troncones); summary text from Wikipedia where present.