Pintail: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Article title updated for style. Nov 12, 2026
Invalidated site: The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds - Pintail. Jun 13, 2020
Added photographs of the white-cheeked pintail (Anas bahamensis), the northern pintail (Anas acuta), and the yellow-billed pintail (Anas georgica). Aug 16, 2018
Changed "900 g" to "900 grams." Aug 16, 2018
Media added. May 19, 2008
Added new Web site: The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds - Pintail. Apr 18, 2008
Added new Web site: Birds Of Britain - Pintail. Apr 18, 2008
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
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