[Anas bahamensis]
Also known as the Bahama Pintail or the Bahama Duck, they're common in South America, the Carribean, and the Galápagos Islands. I spotted this adorable guy preening in the water on St. Thomas!
White-cheeked Pintails are dabbling ducks, which means they don't dive, but feed at the surface of the water.
They are 13 - 18 inches long, with a wingspan of about 22 - 28 inches (approximation from my own sightings) They are mostly brown speckled with black, with large white cheeks, a gray bill with a red base, and a metallic-green band on their secondaries.
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