Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)

Flying Steamerduck (Tachyeres patachonicus) - HBW 1, p. 592

French: Brassemer de Patagonie German: Langflügel Dampfschiffente Spanish: Patovapor Volador
Other common names: Canvasback (!)(Falkland Islands)

Taxonomy: Oidemia Patachonica King, 1828, Strait of Magellan.
Presumed to be the centre of evolution of genus Tachyeres, from which the other species would have radiated. Monotypic.

Distribution: Mainly coasts of S Chile, extreme S Argentina, Tierra del Fuego and Falkland Is.