Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Magellanic Steamerduck (Tachyeres pteneres) - HBW 1, p. 593
French: Brassemer cendré
German: Magellan Dampfschiffente
Spanish: Patovapor del Magallanes
Other common names: Magellanic Flightless/Flightless Steamerduck, Racehorse, Seahorse, Loggerhead
Taxonomy: Anas pteneres J. R. Forster, 1844, Tierra del Fuego.
Often considered to form superspecies with T. brachypterus and T. leucocephalus. Monotypic.
Distribution: Coast from SC Chile to Tierra del Fuego.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A pair of birds laying on the seashore. Locality Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina (Monotypic species)
Christophe Gouraud 15 December 2008 4 years ago 28 sec 4.5 -
A pair preening on the shore with a single duckling Locality Tierra del Fuego National Park, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina (Monotypic species)
Greg Baker 28 February 2005 2 years ago 43 sec 3.8 -
A pair swimming on the sea. Locality Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 29 March 2012 1 year ago 20 sec 3.3 -
A pair swimming, the male shaking its body Locality Isla Carlos III, Chilian Fjords, Magallanes Region, Chile (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 2 November 2003 8 years ago 22 sec 3.2 -
A group on the sea, one bird chasing another Locality Isla Riesco, Chilian Fjords, Magallanes Region, Chile (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 1 November 2003 8 years ago 10 sec 3.2 -
Adult using wing-assisted swimming to move away from a ship. Locality Beagle Channel, Tierra del Fuego Province, Magallanes Region, Chile
Joe Angseesing 14 February 2008 4 years ago 19 sec 3
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A pair
Locality Tierra del Fuego National Park, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina
raniero massoli-novelli 1 October 2003 2 years ago 4.2 -
Male
Locality Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina
Luca Boscain 24 weeks ago 4 -
Magellanic Steamerduck
Locality Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina
Leandro Herrainz 29 weeks ago 4 -
Flightless Steamer-Duck
Locality Tierra del Fuego National Park, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina
Marcelo Carlos de Cruz 6 October 2012 31 weeks ago 4 -
Bird resting on a sea rock.
Locality Tierra del Fuego National Park, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina (Monotypic species)
Christophe Gouraud 15 December 2008 4 years ago 4 -
An adult male
Locality Tierra del Fuego National Park, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina
raniero massoli-novelli 1 November 2003 2 years ago 3.9
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