Niceforo's pintail (''Anas georgica niceforoi'') is an

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subspecies In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed. Not all species ...

of the

yellow-billed pintail The yellow-billed pintail (''Anas georgica'') is a South American dabbling duck of the genus ''Anas'' with three described subspecies. Taxonomy The yellow-billed pintail was formally described in 1789 by the German naturalist Johann Friedric ...

(''Anas georgica''), a

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in the dabbling duck subfamily

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. One of three subspecies, it was found in central Colombia but became extinct in the 1950s, being last seen in 1952.

Description

Niceforo's pintail was darker and richer in colouration than the nearest other subspecies, the Chilean pintail ''A. g. spinicauda'', with the head and neck more streaked, the crown dark brown and with a less pointed tail.

Distribution

The former range of included subtropical and temperate zones of north-central Colombia, 1000–3000 m above sea level in the upper Cauca Valley, the central part of the Cordillera Oriental, the Bogota Savannah and Cundinamarca.

References

Niceforo's pintail Extinct birds of South America Birds of the Colombian Andes Niceforo's pintail Niceforo's pintail Taxa named by Alexander Wetmore {{duck-stub