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Flying Steamer Duck

Tachyeres patachonicus

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernInvertebratesMarinePlatform nestHuge · 2.8 kg
Flying Steamer Duck (Tachyeres patachonicus), photo 1
Photo: Hugo Hulsberg · CC0
Flying Steamer Duck (Tachyeres patachonicus), photo 2
Photo: María Regina Silva · CC BY 4.0
Flying Steamer Duck (Tachyeres patachonicus), photo 3
Photo: Hugo Hulsberg · CC0
Flying Steamer Duck (Tachyeres patachonicus), photo 4
Photo: Hugo Hulsberg · CC0
Flying Steamer Duck (Tachyeres patachonicus), photo 5
Photo: Julia Ariadna · CC0
Flying Steamer Duck (Tachyeres patachonicus), photo 6
Photo: Francisco E. Fonturbel · CC BY 4.0
Flying Steamer Duck (Tachyeres patachonicus), photo 7
Photo: Pablo Bombín · CC BY 4.0
Flying Steamer Duck (Tachyeres patachonicus), photo 8
Photo: Pablo Bombín · CC BY 4.0
Flying Steamer Duck (Tachyeres patachonicus), photo 9
Photo: María Regina Silva · CC BY 4.0
Flying Steamer Duck (Tachyeres patachonicus), photo 10
Photo: Christoph Moning · CC BY 4.0

ID tip

Though they are the smallest of the four Tachyeres species, flying steamer ducks share similar plumage traits with other steamer ducks including female brown head and neck feathers with white stripes stretching from their eyes to the napes of their necks, and brown-gray gradient body feathers. Their underbellies are mostly white, and their feet are orange. Female flying steamer ducks have smaller bills relative to males that are orange with black tips, while males have darker gray bills with slight yellow accents.

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When to see the Flying Steamer Duck

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is November, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Flying Steamer Duck

Regular range

The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Argentina Chile Falkland Islands

About the Flying Steamer Duck

The flying steamer duck, also known as the flying steamer-duck or flying steamerduck, is a species of South American duck in the family Anatidae.

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Easily confused with

Fuegian Steamer Duck (Tachyeres pteneres) Fuegian Steamer DuckTachyeres pteneresThis is the largest of the steamer duck species. Falkland Steamer Duck (Tachyeres brachypterus) Falkland Steamer DuckTachyeres brachypterusThe Falkland steamer duck measures between 61 and 74 cm in length and has a wingspan of 84 to 94 cm. Chubut Steamer Duck (Tachyeres leucocephalus) Chubut Steamer DuckTachyeres leucocephalusAdult male Chubut steamer ducks have white heads with a bright yellow/orange bill with a black nail.

Side by side: Flying Steamer Duck vs Fuegian Steamer Duck · Falkland Steamer Duck vs Flying Steamer Duck

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