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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
19/05/2024 04:39:05 PM
Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)]
LC
Falkland Steamerduck*
Id (Atlas):
Tachyeres brachypterus
Endemic
Description (10 )
Falkland Steamerduck
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Other Names (World)
Falkland Steamerduck, Falkland Flightless Steamerduck, Logger, Loggerhead, Falkland Steamer Duck, Falkland Steamer-Duck
Family
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)
Size
61 - 74 cm
First Described (Guide )
(Gmelin, 1789)
Habitat
Rugged shorelines, including small islands and sheltered bays.
Argentina, Falkland Islands (Malvinas), South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands.
Restricted to Falkland Is.
 
Population
Estimated population is 27,000 - 48,000 (2010).
Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
Habits
Flightless.
Food
Salt-water molluscs and crustaceans.
Voice
Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (12)... )
Listen to XC770590
Falkland Steamer Duck (Tachyeres brachypterus ) [XC770590 ]
by Ryan Irvine from Stanley, East Falkland, United Kingdom (call)
Listen to XC464410
Falkland Steamer Duck (Tachyeres brachypterus ) [XC464410 ]
by Barry Edmonston from West Point Island, Falkland Islands, Antarctica (call)
Subspecies
Often considered to form superspecies with Magellanic Steamerduck (Tachyeres pteneres ) and White-headed Steamerduck (Tachyeres leucocephalus ). Synonymous with Tachyeres brachydactyla .
No subspecies.
References
See References .
Files:
BirdLife International
For more information about the Falkland Steamerduck see... BirdLife International Species Factsheet .
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