Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
A graceful duck with a sleek silhouette, the drake has a chocolate-brown head and a long, pointed tail. Females are pale, with a more elongated shape than other dabblers. Pintails can turn up in small groups around Lihou’s shallow shores in winter.
- Habitat: Marshes, coastal lagoons, estuaries, and occasionally flooded fields.
- When to See: Mainly winter visitor and migrant (late autumn–early spring).
- Diet / Food: Mostly seeds, shoots, aquatic invertebrates.
- Length: 51–66 cm (males have notably long tail)