North Louisiana Wildlife
Northern pintail ducks swimming in a lake

Did you know that northern pintails can fly 48 miles per hour?

Northern Pintails
at
a Glance

Northern pintail ducks swimming in a lake

Key Features:

Male northern pintails are gray ducks with brown heads and necks with a white stripe on their necks, and white chests. Females are brown and white.

Least Concern - Population Decreasing

Habitat:

Bays, estuaries, grasslands, lakes, and reservoirs

nesting habits:

Northern pintails build nests on the ground by digging depressions and lining them with down and grass.

seasons Northern Pintails are active in our area:

Winter

Diet:

Aquatic insects, crustaceans, grains, seeds, snails, and worms

hunting Behavior:

Northern pintails forage by scooping up their food.

Commonly Confused With:

Blue-Winged Teals, Cinnamon Teals, Gadwalls, Green-Winged Teals, and Mallards

Flock of male green-winged teal ducks with a female duck and a blue-winged teal duck swimming

Female northern pintails are often confused with female green-winged teals because both are brown ducks. Female northern pintails have lighter crowns.

American wigeons, gadwall, and mallard ducks flying through the sky

Male northern pintails are often confused with male gadwalls because both have brown heads. Northern pintails have longer necks than gadwalls.

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