Waterfowl ID · Dabbler
Northern Pintail
Long neck, drake has chocolate head with white stripe and long pin tail.
In flight
Slender, fast, swept-back look
Color palette
Color palette
Chocolate head
White neck
Gray body
Black tail
Wing feather pattern
Wing pattern (upper wing)
Bronze-green speculum, buff front border, white trailing edge.
Peak months in California
J
F
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M
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A
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O
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D
Fish & Game regulations
Federal duck stamp, CA validation and HIP required. Species bag limits apply. Steel shot only.
Current CDFW waterfowl regulations →
Found at
Lower Sacramento RiverSan Joaquin RiverSacramento NWR ComplexGray Lodge Wildlife AreaGrizzly Island / Suisun MarshSacramento Valley WaterfowlDelta WaterfowlCentral Valley WaterfowlGrasslands WaterfowlDelevan NWRColusa NWRSutter NWRUpper Butte Basin WAYolo Bypass WALos Banos WAVolta WANorth Grasslands WAMendota WASan Luis NWRMerced NWR