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Eaton's Pintail
Anas eatoni (Sharpe, 1875)
Anatidae — Ducks, Geese, Swans
Eaton's Pintail, Anas eatoni, is a duck in the Anatidae family and the order Anseriformes. It occurs only in the Indian Ocean on Kerguelen Islands, and the IOC also records it from Crozet Islands in the southern Indian Ocean. The bird is also called the southern pintail. It was named for Alfred Edwin Eaton. The species was first described from specimens gathered by him, with earlier material from the Ross expedition also noted. It has two subspecies: A. eatoni eatoni and A. eatoni drygalskii.
- Order
- Anseriformes
- Family
- Anatidae — Ducks, Geese, Swans
- Breeding range
- Indian Ocean: Kerguelen Is.
