Northern Pintail (Anas acuta)

Physical Description: The Northern Pintail is 2 feet long with up to a 3-foot wingspan1. Males have a gray body and brown head with white stripes down the side. Females are brown in color, with a lighter underside.
 
Habitat: The Northern Pintail lives in varied wetlands worldwide.
 
Range: The Northern Pintail can be found worldwide, with populations on every continent except Antarctica1.
 
Diet: They are omnivores, and will eat seeds, fruits, insects, and small fish.
 
Lifespan: They can live up to 22 years1.
 
Social Structure: Northern Pintails live in flocks, sometimes flocking alongside other species. By flocking together, it provides safety, with more eyes on alert, and more targets for a predator to choose from.

Status: Least Concern2
 
Other: These birds can be found all across the world, with some individuals crossing oceans during their mgiration2.
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1 https://nationalzoo.si.edu/animals/northern-pintail
2 https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/22680301/153882797