Fuegian Steamer Duck
The Fuegian Steamer Duck (Tachyeres pteneres), also called the Magellanic Flightless Steamer Duck, is a flightless duck from South America. It belongs to the steamer duck genus Tachyeres. It inhabits the rocky coasts and coastal islands from southern Chile and Chiloé to Tierra del Fuego, switching to the adjacent sheltered bays and lakes further inland when breeding.
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| Fuegian Steamer Duck |
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| Fuegian Steamer Duck |
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Description
It is a massively built waterfowl at 3.5–7 kg (7.7–15 lb) and 65–84 cm (26–33 in), with the males noticeably larger than the females. The wingspan is 85–110 cm (33–43 in). This species outweighs any other wild species called "duck", although this species is only distantly related to most true ducks (for example of the genus Anas). On males, the head and neck is blue-gray, with paler coloration crown and forehead. He has a narrow white eye-ring which continuing backwards as stripe and a reddish-brown throat. His abdomen, ventral area and undertail coverts are white and the tail is grey. Females are a darker gray-brown on the head and dark reddish on the throat. Her body and wings as males, but she may have brown/wine colouring on feathers. The juvenile is similar to the female but slightly duller colored.
