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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
15/05/2024 07:06:02 AM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
LC
Flightless Steamerduck*
Id (Atlas):
Tachyeres pteneres
Description (10 )
Flightless Steamerduck
© oiseaux.net
Other Names (World)
Magellanic Steamerduck, Flightless Steamerduck, Magellanic Flightless Steamerduck, Fuegian Steamerduck, Racehorse, Seahorse, Loggerhead, Fuegian Steamer Duck, Flightless Steamer-Duck
Family
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)
Size
65 - 78 cm
First Described (Guide )
(Forster, 1844)
Habitat
Rocky coastlines.
Argentina, Chile.
Coast from south-central Chile to Tierra del Fuego.
 
Population
Estimated population is 10,000 - 100,000 (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Food
Aquatic molluscs, crutaceans. Sometimes fish.
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (5)... )
Listen to XC295929
Fuegian Steamer Duck (Tachyeres pteneres ) [XC295929 ]
by Ross Gallardy from Porvenir, Regi\u00f3n de Magallanes y de la Ant\u00e1rtica Chilena, Chile (call)
Listen to XC450178
Fuegian Steamer Duck (Tachyeres pteneres ) [XC450178 ]
by Peter Boesman from Estero Caulin, Chilo\u00e9, X Regi\u00f3n, Chile (call)
Subspecies
Often considered to form superspecies with Falkland Steamerduck (Tachyeres brachypterus ) and White-headed Steamerduck (Tachyeres leucocephalus ).
No subspecies.
References
See References .
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Flightless Steamerduck see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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