Torrent Duck (Merganetta armata)

Torrent Duck

Merganetta armata

Gould, J, 1842
Pato de los Torrentes

Family: Anatidae
Order: Anseriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia

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Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

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Other common names: Pato Cortacorrientes.

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Number of Photography: 435

Photography ID: 670985
♀
Departamento Tunuyán
Mendoza
Argentina
01/22/2026
Pablo Moreno

Photography ID: 670984
♂
Departamento Tunuyán
Mendoza
Argentina
01/22/2026
Pablo Moreno

Photography ID: 670983
♂ ♀ Departamento Tunuyán
Mendoza
Argentina
01/22/2026
Pablo Moreno

Photography ID: 670982
♂ ♀ Departamento Tunuyán
Mendoza
Argentina
01/22/2026
Pablo Moreno

Photography ID: 669720
♂ Adult
Ruta 307 entre Ingenio Santa Lucia y El Mollar
Tucumán
Argentina
01/24/2026
Viviana Fuentes

Photography ID: 659601
♂ Adult
Ruta Provincial 83 - entre San Francisco y Valle Colorado
Jujuy
Argentina
11/15/2025
Lucas Sanz

Photography ID: 656017
♂ ♀ Adult
Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala
Jujuy
Argentina
09/16/2025
Eduardo Cusano

Photography ID: 656016
♀ Adult
Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala
Jujuy
Argentina
09/16/2025
Eduardo Cusano

Photography ID: 656015
♀ Adult
Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala
Jujuy
Argentina
09/16/2025
Eduardo Cusano

Photography ID: 656014
♂ Adult
Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala
Jujuy
Argentina
09/16/2025
Eduardo Cusano

Photography ID: 656013
♂ Adult
Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala
Jujuy
Argentina
09/16/2025
Eduardo Cusano

Photography ID: 654762
♂ Adult
Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala
Jujuy
Argentina
09/16/2025
Sergio Cusano

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Number of Films: 30

Video ID: 6986
♂ ♀ Departamento Tunuyán
Mendoza
Argentina
01/22/2026
Pablo Moreno

Video ID: 6775
♂ ♀ Adult
Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala
Jujuy
Argentina
09/16/2025
Eduardo Cusano

Video ID: 6774
♂ ♀ Adult
Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala
Jujuy
Argentina
09/16/2025
Eduardo Cusano

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Number of Records: 588

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2422747

24/01/2026

Argentina

Tucumán

Ruta 307 entre Ingenio Santa Lucia y El Mollar

Viviana Fuentes

2426852

22/01/2026

Argentina

Mendoza

Manzano Histórico, Departamento Tunuyán

Pablo Moreno

2406530

09/12/2025

Argentina

Tucumán

Mirador Rio Los Sosa, Reserva Provincial Los Sosa

Maria Belén Dri

2406109

09/12/2025

Argentina

Tucumán

Mirador Rio Los Sosa, Reserva Provincial Los Sosa

Diego Carus

2386031

15/11/2025

Argentina

Jujuy

Ruta Provincial 83 - entre San Francisco y Valle Colorado

Lucas Sanz

2391949

05/11/2025

Chile

Región de Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena

Cascada, Parque Nacional Torres del Paine

Diego Oscar

2372297

16/09/2025

Argentina

Jujuy

Río Las Horquetas, Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala

Eduardo Cusano

2369719

16/09/2025

Argentina

Jujuy

Río Las Horquetas, Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala

Sergio Cusano

2359713

12/09/2025

Argentina

Jujuy

Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala

Matias M. Chavez

2364469

11/09/2025

Argentina

Jujuy

Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala

Gabriel Carbajales

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