Fuegian steamer duck

Fuegian steamer duck
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Tachyeres
Species:
T. pteneres
Binomial name
Tachyeres pteneres
(Forster, 1844)

The Fuegian steamer duck (Tachyeres pteneres) or the Magellanic flightless steamer duck, is a flightless duck native to 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.

  1. ^ BirdLife International (2018). "Tachyeres pteneres". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2018: e.T22680033A133081668. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2018-2.RLTS.T22680033A133081668.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.