Northern Pintail Anas acuta Linnaeus, 1758

Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae Status: Vagrant to Madeira

Anas acuta Biometrics

Wingspan: 80 - 95 cm (Beaman & Madge, 2011)
Total length: 51 - 66 cm - including up to 10 cm of tail (Beaman & Madge, 2011)
Weight: 550 - 1200 g (Hume, 2002)

Status

Madeira local status by Correia-Fagundes et al, 2021: Occasional
Madeira local status by Romano et al, 2010: Occasional
Madeira local status by Zino et al, 1995: Exceptional
Conservation status by the IUCN Red List Categories, 2013: Least Concern ver 3.1

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