Fuegian Steamer Duck
Tachyeres pteneres(Forster, JR, 1844)
English (US) Fuegian Steamer Duck
The Fuegian Steamer Duck (Tachyeres pteneres) 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: southern South America, from southern Chile (north to Llanquihue) southward to Tierra del FuegoRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Tachyeres pteneres
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Fuegian Steamer Duck
- Described by
- (Forster, JR, 1844)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Anas pteneres
- Described by
- (Forster, JR, 1844)
- Type locality
- Tierra del Fuego.
- Original description
- Descriptiones animalium quae in itinere ad maris australis terras per annos 1772, 1773 et 1774 suscepto, collegit, observavit et delineavit (etc.) p.338
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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