Falkland Steamerduck (Tachyeres brachypterus)

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.

Range (Guide)

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)...)

Falkland Steamer Duck (Tachyeres brachypterus) [XC780729]
by Andrew Spencer from Stanley, East Falkland, United Kingdom (uncertain)

Falkland Steamer Duck (Tachyeres brachypterus) [XC468963]
by Joseph Morlan from West Point Island, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom (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:

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