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PRB-0019Anseriformes

White-cheeked Pintail

Pato Quijada Colorada

Anas bahamensis

ResidentIUCN LC · Least Concern

The white-cheeked pintail (Anas bahamensis), also known as the Bahama pintail or Bahama duck, is a species of dabbling duck that is patchily distributed throughout South America and the Caribbean. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of Systema Naturae under its current scientific name.

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FamilyAnatidaeDucks, Geese, and Waterfowl

Puerto Rico occurrenceResidentAvibase inferred core 380

Primary habitatSalt ponds; coastal lagoons; freshwater and brackish wetlandsSalt ponds; coastal lagoons; freshwater and brackish wetlands

Primary dietHerbivoreHerbivore aquatic

Average mass544.5 gGlobal trait estimate

MovementIrregular / nomadic movements; Sedentary / residentAquatic

Sound archive

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XC714001Recording 1 of 3call

SpectrogramAnas bahamensis

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Sound recorded by Fernando Igor de Godoy · XC714001 · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Visualization by Stichting Xeno-canto voor Natuurgeluiden.

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Island profile

Catalog scopeAvibase inferred core 380

About the White-cheeked Pintail

Conservation

Least Concern

IUCN LC; DNER VU

Global IUCN: LC
Puerto Rico DNER: VU
Federal ESA: No current listing in source crosswalk
Critical habitat: Not identified in source crosswalk

Natural history

How it lives

Habitat: Salt ponds; coastal lagoons; freshwater and brackish wetlands
Elevation: 0–2500 m
Nest: Shrub / bush / vine
Clutch: 5–12 eggs
Social behavior: Pairs / family groups

Keep exploring

This bird belongs to 9 paths through the atlas.

The complete catalogAll Birds of Puerto Rico402 birds →Birds by habitatCoastal Birds62 birds →Birds by habitatWetland Birds116 birds →ConservationLeast Concern Birds328 birds →ConservationPuerto Rico DNER-Listed Birds28 birds →Occurrence in Puerto RicoBreeding Birds55 birds →Occurrence in Puerto RicoMigrants & Vagrants221 birds →Occurrence in Puerto RicoResident Birds47 birds →Bird familyDucks, Geese, and Waterfowl (Anatidae)31 birds →

Evidence trail

Sources, media & further reading

eBird species profile↗Macaulay Library media↗iNaturalist observations↗GBIF occurrence data↗BirdLife species factsheet↗Xeno-canto recordings↗Wikipedia in English↗Wikipedia en Español↗Media source · commons.wikimedia.org↗Source record 1↗Source record 2↗Source record 3↗Source record 4↗Source record 5↗

Research note: Status retained in both 2004 and 2026 Commonwealth sources