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Eaton's Pintail (Anas eatoni)

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 Eaton's pintail (Anas eatoni) is a duck of the genus Anas.  It is also known as the southern pintail. This species is unique to the islands of Kerguelen and Crozet in the southern Indian Ocean. It looks like a female pintail. He is named after the English explorer and naturalist Alfred Edmund Eaton. It is threatened by introduced species, especially feral cats, which feed on it. There are two subspecies: A. Eatoni Eatoni (Kerguelen Pintail) and A. eatoni drygalskii (Crozet pintail). Description of this species:  Blue streaked Lory yellow collared lovebird Biometrics:  Height: 35-45cm  Height: 65-70 cm  Weight: M: 430-500 g - F: 400-500 g   Eaton's Pintail is generally brown overall. The upper part is usually red-brown and the same fit. In the wings, the pattern is green. In the tail, the middle rectrices are slightly elongated, but not as much as in the Northern Pintail. The outer rectrices are white. Some males (about 1%) have a brown head with white stripes on the sides, mak