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The Northern pintail (Anas acuta) belongs to the family of ducks, pintails, geese and swans, the Anatidae under the order Anseriformes.

Northern pintail taxonomy

The Anatidae is the family of ducks, wigeons, geese and swans. The family Anatidae was first introduced by William Elford Leach, MD, FRS (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836), an English zoologist and marine biologist, in the year 1820.

The family Anatidae comprises seven subfamilies, including Anatinae. The subfamily Anatinae was first described by William Elford Leach, MD, FRS (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836), an English zoologist and marine biologist, in the year 1820.

Several genera have been placed under the subfamily Anatinae, including Anas. The genus Anas was first described by Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist, in the year 1758.

The genus Anas comprises thirty-one species of teals, pintail and ducks, including, Anas acuta. This pintail species is monotypic.

The Anas acuta pintail species was first described by Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist, in the year 1758.

Taxonomic classification
Binomial name:Anas acuta
Species:A. acuta
Genus:Anas
Subfamily:-
Family:Anatidae
Order:Anseriformes
Class:Aves
Phylum:Chordata
Kingdom:Animalia
Northern pintail - Anas acuta
1.Northern pintail - Anas acuta
Image by Noel Reynolds


Northern pintail - Anas acuta
2.Northern pintail - Anas acuta
Image by Dawn Beattie

Northern pintail - Anas acuta
3.Northern pintail - Anas acuta
Image by Ken Billington (http://focusingonwildlife.com/)

Northern pintail - Anas acuta
4.Northern pintail - Anas acuta
Image by Basar

Anas acuta
5.Northern pintail - Anas acuta
Image by cuatrok77

Anas acuta
6.Northern pintail - Anas acuta
Image by Afsarnayakkan

Anas acuta
7.Northern pintail - Anas acuta
Image by Bert de Tilly

Anas acuta
8.Northern pintail female - Anas acuta
Image by Kaushik mailbox

Anas acuta
9.Northern pintail - Anas acuta
Image by J.M.Garg
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1.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/29237715@N05/6905492615/in/photostream/ (cropped)
Author: Noel Reynolds | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 8/28/18
2.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/pics4dawn/8400655031/ (cropped)
Author: Dawn Beattie | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 8/28/18
3.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Northern_Pintail_(Anas_acuta)_(7).JPG (cropped)
Author: Ken Billington (http://focusingonwildlife.com/) | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 8/28/18
4.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anas_acuta15.jpg (cropped)
Author: Basar | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 8/28/18
5.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/cuatrok77/11568910453/ (cropped)
Author: cuatrok77 | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 8/28/18
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Author: Afsarnayakkan | License: CC BY 3.0 as on 8/28/18
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Author: Bert de Tilly | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 8/28/18
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Author: Kaushik mailbox | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 8/28/18
9.Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/ (cropped)
Author: J.M.Garg | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 8/28/18
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