Pardi (Part)

Duck, teal, pintail, etc. Numerous species breeding in Estonia:

• Ameerika piilpart, green-winged teal, Anas carolinensis
• Ameerika viupart, American wigeon, A. americana
• Luitsnokk-part, northern shoveler, A. clypeata
• Piilpart, Eurasian teal, A. crecca
• Ristpart, common shelduck, Tadorna tadorna
• Rägapart, garganey, A. querquedula
• Rääkspart, gadwall, A. strepera
• Sinikael-part, mallard, A. platyrhynchos
• Sini-rägapart, blue-winged teal, A. discors
• Soopart aka pahlsaba-part, northern pintail, A. acuta
• Tulipart, ruddy shelduck, Tadorna ferruginea
• Viupart, eurasian wigeon, A. penelope

Part, literally, of the Lilleküla bird-name group of streets (see Pardiloigu for very witty pun…). See also Pöialpoisi. Modern classical-music lovers may not like to know that their favorite Estonian composer’s name translates, inter alia, as ‘Dignity Duck’.