pintail
Long-tailed drake
A pintail is a duck with elongated central tail feathers that form a distinctive point—most commonly the northern pintail, a graceful dabbling duck found across the Northern Hemisphere.
The name extends to other birds and fish with similar pointed tails.
A flock of pintails circled the marsh.
Male waterfowl
- henFemale fowl
- mallardCommon dabbling waterfowl
- tealShade between aqua, cyan
- shovelerOne who uses a spade
canvasback · redhead · wigeon · gadwall · dabbling · waterbird · waterfowl · flock
False target for misdirection
- blindLacking the sense of sight
- waterfowlSwimming birds collectively
- gameOrganized play or sport
- shotgunLong gun firing shot
retriever · marsh · season · limit · caller · waders · flyway · sportsman
Established bird migration path
- winteringPassing the cold season
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
- stopoverBrief halt mid-journey
- arcticOf extreme northern cold
seasonal · journey · navigation · flock · V-formation · southward · transcontinental · endurance
Stretched beyond usual dimensions
- pointedTapering to a tip
- streamersDecorative hanging ribbons
- plumesShowy feathers or rising columns
- centralIn the middle, primary
slender · tapered · distinctive · needle · projecting · ornamental · breeding · display
drake
Male waterfowl
shoveler · canvasback · redhead · wigeon · gadwall · dabbling · waterbird · waterfowl · flock · plumage
decoy
False target for misdirection
shotgun · retriever · marsh · season · limit · caller · waders · flyway · sportsman · bag
flyway
Established bird migration path
- winteringPassing the cold season
- breedingReproductive cultivation of organisms
- stopoverBrief halt mid-journey
arctic · seasonal · journey · navigation · flock · V-formation · southward · transcontinental · endurance · habitat
elongated
Stretched beyond usual dimensions
central · slender · tapered · distinctive · needle · projecting · ornamental · breeding · display · courtship
- game animalsdeer, wild boar, pheasant, quail, grouse
- migratory animalsCanada goose, geese, snow goose, ducks, sandhill crane
- waterbirdsducks, auk, geese, bittern, swans
- Waterfowlduck, goose, swan, mallard, drake
- Dabbling Ducksmallard, gadwall, teal, wigeon, shoveler
- surfing gearsurfboard, longboard, shortboard, funboard, foam board
pintaildiving duck
Waterfowl that submerges for food
pochard · scaup · canvasback · redhead · goldeneye