Falkland Steamer Duck

Tachyeres brachypterus - Brassemer des Malouines

Systematics

Order
:
Anseriformes
Family
:
Anatidés
Genus
:
Tachyeres
Species
:
brachypterus

Descriptor

Latham, 1790

Biometrics

Size
: 74 cm
Wingspan
: -
Weight
: 2900 à 4800 g

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Falkland Steamer Duck (Tachyeres brachypterus) is a species of bird in the Anatidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

Brassemer des Malouines,
Pato vapor malvinero,
pato-vapor-das-malvinas,
Falkland-Dampfschiffente,
falklandi gőzhajóréce,
Falklandbooteend,
Anatra vaporiera delle Falkland,
falklandsångbåtsand,
Falklandsskovleand,
parníkovka prostredná,
kachyně krátkokřídlá,
Duck Falklandkæmpeand,
tyrskyviuhtoja,
ànec vapor de les Malvines,
torpedówka falklandzka,
Фолклендская утка-пароход,
フナガモ,
短翅船鸭,
短翅船鴨,

Habitat

Marine Neritic : Subtidal Rock and Rocky Reefs, Subtidal Loose Rock/pebble/gravel, Subtidal Sandy, Subtidal Sandy-Mud, Macroalgal/Kelp, Seagrass (Submerged) ; Marine Intertidal : Rocky Shoreline, Tidepools ; Marine Coastal/Supratidal : Sea Cliffs and Rocky Offshore Islands