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Flying Steamer Duck

Tachyeres patachonicus
(King, PP, 1828)
Quetro Volador
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 Vapor Volador.

Synonyms: Oidemia patachonica.


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Number of Photography: 503

Foto
Photography ID: 675884
♂  Adult
Villa Traful
Neuquén
Argentina
12/07/2025
Ariel Alejandro Vazquez
Foto
Photography ID: 675883
♀  Adult
Villa Traful
Neuquén
Argentina
12/07/2025
Ariel Alejandro Vazquez
Foto
Photography ID: 674915
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi
Río Negro
Argentina
01/09/2026
Andrea Casaburi
Foto
Photography ID: 672019
♂  Adult
Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi
Neuquén
Argentina
01/02/2026
Andrea Casaburi
Foto
Photography ID: 668761
♀  Adult
Lago Moreno
Río Negro
Argentina
01/04/2026
Adrian Dario Barboza
Foto
Photography ID: 668498
♀  Adult
Ushuaia
Tierra del Fuego
Argentina
01/15/2026
Luis O. Lopez
Foto
Photography ID: 666484
♂ ♀  Adult
Puerto Deseado
Santa Cruz
Argentina
12/14/2025
Hernán Tolosa
Foto
Photography ID: 665991
♂  Adult
Camino de los 7 lagos
Neuquén
Argentina
04/27/2019
Gustavo Abel Larracoechea
Foto
Photography ID: 665797
♂  Adult
S. C. Bariloche
Río Negro
Argentina
01/02/2026
Mariano Costa



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Number of Films: 8





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Number of Records: 1069



Page 1 of 107
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
243821224/02/2026ArgentinaSanta CruzSeccional Lago Roca, Parque Nacional Los GlaciaresHernán Tolosa
243578418/02/2026ArgentinaNeuquénHua Hum, Parque Nacional Lanín1Nicolas Olejnik
243902915/01/2026ChileRegión de Magallanes y la Antártica ChilenaPorvenirGustavo Daniel González
241844715/01/2026ArgentinaTierra del FuegoUshuaia--Bahía Golondrina, UshuaiaLuis O. Lopez
243867309/01/2026ArgentinaRío NegroCerca de Puerto Pañuelo, Parque Nacional Nahuel HuapiAndrea Casaburi
241913804/01/2026ArgentinaRío NegroLago MorenoAdrian Dario Barboza
240959003/01/202608:33ArgentinaRío NegroTeniente Pereyra Ramos4Mariano Costa
240958903/01/202608:19ArgentinaRío NegroTeniente Pereyra Ramos2Mariano Costa
242952102/01/2026ArgentinaNeuquénPuerto Manzano, Parque Nacional Nahuel HuapiAndrea Casaburi
241037402/01/2026ArgentinaRío NegroPlaya Cirse, S. C. BarilocheMariano Costa
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Bibliography related


Artículo Martinez, F., F. Lucero, R. Calí, D. Valdéz, D. Ferrer y J. C. Chebez. 2009. Registros novedosos de aves para las provincias de Mendoza y San Juan. Nótulas Faunísticas N° 35. Fundación Félix de Azara.



Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Flying Steamer Duck (Tachyeres patachonicus) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.