Taxonomic classification < > Images
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 |
 |
| 1.Northern pintail - Anas acuta Image by Noel Reynolds |
 |
| 2.Northern pintail - Anas acuta Image by Dawn Beattie |
 |
| 3.Northern pintail - Anas acuta Image by Ken Billington (http://focusingonwildlife.com/) |
 |
| 4.Northern pintail - Anas acuta Image by Basar |
 |
| 5.Northern pintail - Anas acuta Image by cuatrok77 |
 |
| 6.Northern pintail - Anas acuta Image by Afsarnayakkan |
 |
| 7.Northern pintail - Anas acuta Image by Bert de Tilly |
 |
| 8.Northern pintail female - Anas acuta Image by Kaushik mailbox |
 |
| 9.Northern pintail - Anas acuta Image by J.M.Garg |
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
6.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/ (cropped)
Author: Afsarnayakkan | License: CC BY 3.0 as on 8/28/18
7.Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/ (cropped)
Author: Bert de Tilly | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 8/28/18
8.Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/ (cropped)
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
Current topic in Bird World: Northern pintail - Anas acuta images.