Falkland steamer duck

Falkland steamer duck
Female
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Tachyeres
Species:
T. brachypterus
Binomial name
Tachyeres brachypterus
(Latham, 1790)
Synonyms[2]
  • Anas brachyptera Latham, 1790
  • Tachyeres brachyapterus (Latham, 1790)

The Falkland steamer duck (Tachyeres brachypterus) is a species of flightless duck found on the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. The steamer ducks get their name from their unconventional swimming behaviour in which they flap their wings and feet on the water in a motion reminiscent of an old paddle steamer.[3] The Falkland steamer duck is one of only two bird species endemic to the Falkland Islands, the other being Cobb's wren.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Tachyeres brachypterus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22680047A132524587. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22680047A132524587.en. Retrieved 13 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Tachyeres brachypterus". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-04-30.
  3. ^ "steamer duck | bird | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 2021-11-12.