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− | [[Image:Flying-Steamer-Duck-male-by-njlarsen.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male. <br />Photo by {{user|njlarsen|njlarsen}} <br /> | + | [[Image:Flying-Steamer-Duck-male-by-njlarsen.jpg|thumb|550px|right|Male. <br />Photo by {{user|njlarsen|njlarsen}} <br />[[Torres del Paine]], [[Chile]], December 2009]] |
;[[:Category:Tachyeres|Tachyeres]] patachonicus | ;[[:Category:Tachyeres|Tachyeres]] patachonicus | ||
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
− | A large duck (length 68cm). Overall mottled gray and brown, with reddish-brown chin and conspicuous white eye-line that extends down the back of the neck. Legs and feet are yellow. Underparts white. Male has bill that is orange-yellow at the base, gray at the tip, with a large dark nail; head gets gradually paler grey as the bird gets older. The female is slightly darker overall with a bill that is mostly greenish-grey and more greenish yellow at base than the male; her head is darker brownish than the male. | + | A large duck (length 68cm). Overall mottled gray and brown, with reddish-brown chin and conspicuous white eye-line that extends down the back of the neck. Legs and feet are yellow. Underparts white. Male has bill that is orange-yellow at the base, gray at the tip, with a large dark nail; head gets gradually paler grey as the bird gets older. |
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+ | The female is slightly darker overall with a bill that is mostly greenish-grey and more greenish yellow at base than the male; her head is darker brownish than the male. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
− | #{{Ref- | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thAug13}}#Alvaro Jaramillo. 2003. Birds of Chile. Princeton Field Guides. ISBN 0-691-11740-3 |
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Tachyeres+patachonicus}} | {{GSearch|Tachyeres+patachonicus}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]][[Category:Tachyeres]] | [[Category:Birds]][[Category:Tachyeres]] |
Revision as of 00:20, 2 February 2014
- Tachyeres patachonicus
Identification
A large duck (length 68cm). Overall mottled gray and brown, with reddish-brown chin and conspicuous white eye-line that extends down the back of the neck. Legs and feet are yellow. Underparts white. Male has bill that is orange-yellow at the base, gray at the tip, with a large dark nail; head gets gradually paler grey as the bird gets older.
The female is slightly darker overall with a bill that is mostly greenish-grey and more greenish yellow at base than the male; her head is darker brownish than the male.
Similar Species
All the Steamerducks are very similar in appearance. The Flightless Steamerduck and Falkland Steamerduck are larger, only found in salt water, and do not fly.
Distribution
Southern South America: found on the coasts of south Chile, Argentina and Falkland Islands.
Taxonomy
Habitat
Inland waters and sea coast.
Behaviour
Travels in pairs or small groups.
References
- Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, B.L. Sullivan, C. L. Wood, and D. Roberson. 2013. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: Version 6.8., with updates to August 2013. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
- Alvaro Jaramillo. 2003. Birds of Chile. Princeton Field Guides. ISBN 0-691-11740-3
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Flying Steamer-Duck. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 20 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Flying_Steamer-Duck