White-cheeked Pintail (Anas bahamensis rubirostris)

Planaltina, DF, Brazil.

 

This subspecies is found in South America. It may be partly migratory, breeding in Argentina and wintering further north.

 

Known in Brazil as "marreca-toicinho".

 

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Aves

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae

Subfamily: Anatinae

Tribe: Anatini

Genus: Anas Linnaeus, 1758

Species: A. bahamensis Linnaeus, 1758

Subspecies: A. b. rubirostris (Vieillot, 1816)

Trinomial name: Anas bahamensis rubirostris

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