Chubut Steamer Duck
Tachyeres leucocephalusHumphrey, PS; Thompson, MC, 1981
English (US) Chubut Steamer Duck
The Chubut Steamer Duck (Tachyeres leucocephalus) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Anatidae (Ducks, Swans, and Geese) in the order Anseriformes.
Range: coastal Chubut Province (south-central Argentina)Range summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Tachyeres leucocephalus
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Chubut Steamer Duck
- Described by
- Humphrey, PS; Thompson, MC, 1981
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- Described by
- Humphrey, PS; Thompson, MC, 1981
- Original description
- Occasional Papers of the Museum of Natural History, the University of Kansas no.95 p.1-12
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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