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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

Other common names: Pato Cortacorrientes.

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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 437080
♀  Adult
Valle Hermoso
Mendoza
Argentina
03/09/2021
Ricardo Juliano
Foto
Photography ID: 437079
♂  Adult
Valle Hermoso
Mendoza
Argentina
03/09/2021
Ricardo Juliano
Foto
Photography ID: 27872
♂  Adult
Rio Salado en Los Molles
Mendoza
Argentina
12/24/2006
Ricardo Juliano



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
190951709/11/2023ArgentinaJujuyParque Provincial Potrero de YalaRicardo Juliano
137899609/03/2021ArgentinaMendozaRio Tordillo, Valle HermosoRicardo Juliano
93448219/06/2019ArgentinaTucumánRío Cochuna2Ricardo Juliano
7543224/12/2006ArgentinaMendozaRio Salado en Los MollesRicardo Juliano
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Torrent Duck (Merganetta armata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 22/03/2026.