Flightless Steamer Duck

The flightless steamer-duck (Tachyeres pteneres), Magellanic flightless steamer-duck, or Fuegian 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.

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Is it venomous or poisonous?

We have no record of Flightless Steamer Duck being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

• Tachyeres brachypterus
• Tachyeres leucocephalus
• Tachyeres patachonicus

Classification

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Aves

Order

Anseriformes

Family

Anatidae

Genus

Tachyeres

Species

Tachyeres pteneres

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