Eaton's pintail
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Eaton's pintail (Anas eatoni) is a dabbling duck of the genus Anas. It is also known as the southern pintail.[2] 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 Edwin Eaton.[3] It is threatened by introduced species, particularly feral cats, which prey on it, particularly during the post-breeding molt, when it is unable to fly.[4]
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Eaton's pintail | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Anseriformes |
Family: | Anatidae |
Genus: | Anas |
Species: | A. eatoni |
Binomial name | |
Anas eatoni (Sharpe, 1875) | |
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Synonyms | |
Dafila eatoni |
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