Least ConcernKelp Gull
Larus dominicanus
One of the 10 ducks on WAnimals
Birds · Anseriformes · Anatidae
Anas eatoni
The species is abundant and widely distributed; it faces no significant short-term risk.
A small dabbling duck, very like a small female northern pintail. Males and females have a similar brownish plumage with cinnamon underparts; they are told apart by the colour of the wing speculum, green in males and brown in females, and by the male's longer central tail feathers. Juveniles are like the adults but more streaked below.
Weight
400 g – 502 g
Size
35 cm – 45 cm
Diet
Omnivore
Combines animal and plant food depending on availability.
Activity
Diurnal
Active mainly during the day.
Social structure
In pairs
Usually lives in pairs, sometimes for life.
Sources consulted: IUCN Red List · del Hoyo, Collar y Kirwan 2017, Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive · Boelens y Watkins 2003, Whose Bird? · Buffard (comportamiento antidepredador del pato de Kerguelen) · Sharpe 1875 · Reichenow 1875
Best time: The austral summer on lakes and pools; in winter it moves to coastal bays
The pins mark the parks where its presence is documented.
Parks and dive sites where this species has been documented.
Other species in the catalogue with the most in common with Southern Pintail — same habitat, park, country, tags or family.
Based on what we already know about southern pintail.
