Photo category:
Estuaries
Vertebrates specimen collection
Natural History Museum of Crete exhibition

  • Photo taken by:
    Trikali, M.
  • Photo taken date:
    March 2013
Northern Pintail
Ducks - Geese
Birds
Animals
Vertebrates
Rivers diorama

Photo of a pair of Northern Pintail, Anas acuta, surface feeding ducks that prefer shallow wetlands. The male’s tail shape is characteristic for the species and gives it its name.