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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.

Subspecies:


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Last published photographs

Foto
Photography ID: 653743
♀  Adult
Departamento Tunuyán
Mendoza
Argentina
09/14/2024
Marcelo Zanotti
Foto
Photography ID: 651942
♂  Adult
Reserva Provincial Los Sosa
Tucumán
Argentina
09/05/2024
Mauro Desch
Foto
Photography ID: 651941
♂  Adult
Reserva Provincial Los Sosa
Tucumán
Argentina
09/05/2024
Mauro Desch
Foto
Photography ID: 616260
♀  Adult
Reserva Provincial Los Sosa
Tucumán
Argentina
11/22/2024
Federico J. Villegas
Foto
Photography ID: 615468
♂  Adult
Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala
Jujuy
Argentina
09/29/2024
Jorge Schlemmer
Foto
Photography ID: 614679
♂ ♀  Adult
Valle Grande
Jujuy
Argentina
11/14/2024
Carlos Valpreda
Foto
Photography ID: 610665
♂  Adult
Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala
Jujuy
Argentina
09/29/2024
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 607092
♂ ♀  Adult
Reserva Nacional Aconquija
Tucumán
Argentina
10/28/2024
Juan Manuel Canepa
Foto
Photography ID: 605090
♂  Adult
Yala (pueblo)
Jujuy
Argentina
09/29/2024
Nino A. Grangetto



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Last Filmings published


Video ID: 6267
♂ ♀  Adult
Yala (pueblo)
Jujuy
Argentina
05/06/2024
Claudia Mora
Video ID: 6245
 Malargüe
Mendoza
Argentina
03/18/2024
Hugo Caverzasi
Video ID: 6244
 Malargüe
Mendoza
Argentina
03/18/2024
Hugo Caverzasi



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 Detail of places sorted by number of records







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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
221372314/12/2024ArgentinaTucumánReserva Provincial Los SosaDiego Carus
221369313/12/2024ArgentinaTucumánReserva Provincial Los SosaDiego Carus
221798722/11/2024ArgentinaTucumánReserva Provincial Los SosaFederico J. Villegas
220466920/11/2024ArgentinaTucumánReserva Provincial Los SosaNicolas Olejnik
220916714/11/2024ArgentinaJujuyCamino a san francisco, Valle Grande3Carlos Valpreda
218196528/10/2024ArgentinaTucumánRp 307, Reserva Nacional AconquijaJuan Manuel Canepa
221207329/09/2024ArgentinaJujuyRío Yala a la altura de la toma de agua, Parque Provincial Potrero de YalaJorge Schlemmer
219931529/09/2024ArgentinaJujuyRío Yala, Parque Provincial Potrero de Yala1Pablo Eguia
219929829/09/2024ArgentinaJujuyPuente Rio Yala, Yala1Pablo Eguia
217271629/09/2024ArgentinaJujuyRio Yala, Yala (pueblo)Nino A. Grangetto
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Torrent Duck (Merganetta armata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 29/03/2026.