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[HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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| Species Details [Taxonomy: HBW - BirdLife (v3)] |
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Magellanic Steamerduck* |
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Tachyeres pteneres |
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Description (10)
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Magellanic Steamerduck
© flickr.com
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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.
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Coast from south-central Chile to Tierra del Fuego.
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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)...)
Fuegian Steamer Duck (Tachyeres pteneres) [XC43011]
by Bobby Wilcox from just west of Puerto Williams, Chile (call)
Fuegian Steamer Duck (Tachyeres pteneres) [XC44443]
by id from Ushuaia (Bahia Los Cauquenes), Tierra del Fuego, Argentina., Argentina (duet, song)
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 Magellanic Steamerduck see...  BirdLife International Species Factsheet.
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