Magellanic Flightless Steamer Duck
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| Tachyeres pteneres (Forster, 1844) |
The Magellanic Flightless Steamer Duck, Tachyeres pteneres, is a flightless duck from South America. It belongs to the steamer duck genus Tachyeres. It is a massively built "duck" at 4.9 kg (10.7 lbs) and 78 cm (31 in).
This species is locally infamous for the aggressive disposition of adult males. Incidents have allegedly occurred where a raging male was placed by a misguided collector among adults of various other waterfowl species and killed all the other birds with their powerful, spurred wings.[citation needed]
[edit] References
- BirdLife International (2004). Tachyeres pteneres. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
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