Eaton's pintail (Anas eatoni) is a dabbling duck of the genus Anas.
It is also known as the southern pintail.del Hoyo, J., Collar, N. & Kirwan, G.M. (2017).
Southern Pintail (Anas eatoni).
In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.).
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive.
Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.
(retrieved from http://www.hbw.com/node/467126 on 24 July 2017).
The species is restricted to the island groups of Kerguelen and Crozet in the southern Indian Ocean.
It resembles a small female northern pintail.
It was named after the English explorer and naturalist Alfred Edmund Eaton.
It is threatened by introduced species, particularly feral cats, which prey on it.
There are two subspecies: A. eatoni eatoni (Kerguelen pintail) and A. eatoni drygalskii (Crozet pintail).
References
External links
BirdLife Species Factsheet
Eaton's pintail Category:Birds of the Indian Ocean Category:Birds of subantarctic islands Category:Fauna of the Crozet Islands Category:Fauna of the Kerguelen Islands Eaton's pintail Eaton's pintail
