Magellanic Steamerduck

について

フライトレスステームアーダックは南米最南端のパタゴニアと周辺島嶼に生息する飛べないカモです。大きな体と強い脚が特徴で、水面を蒸気船のように翼で漕いで移動します。沿岸の海藻、貝類、甲殻類を採食します。

Physical Description

Measurement	Value	Imperial
翼開長	52.2 cm	20.6 in
体重	4881.25 g	172.18 oz

識別

羽毛

Heavy, flightless. Males gray with white eye-stripe and orange-yellow bill. Breast and flanks mottled rufous-brown. Females more brown with white eye-ring and olive-yellow bill. Wings used for steaming.

Habitat & Range

Rocky coastal shores, kelp-fringed channels, and sheltered bays of Patagonian Chile and Argentina. Flightless; confined to coastline. Nests on rocky shorelines. Uses wings to propel across water surface.

🏖️ Coastal

分布域

Breeds in the Arctic and sub-Arctic; winters on the open Pacific Ocean from British Columbia to Baja California.

Diet & Feeding

Feeds on seeds, aquatic invertebrates, and plant matter; dabbles in wetlands; diet heavily invertebrate during spring breeding.

保全状況

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

行動と繁殖

営巣

Incubation: 30-40 days. Fledging: 84 days.

一腹卵数

4-8

鳴き声

さえずり

A loud, rattling, staccato 'kik-kik-kik' that sounds like a steam engine — hence 'steamerduck'. The wings also produce a loud churring sound as they beat the water surface.

分類学

Kingdom	Animalia
Phylum	Chordata
Class	Aves
目	Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
科	Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus	Tachyeres
種	Tachyeres pteneres

Distribution

Magellanic Steamerduck has been recorded in 1 countries.

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生息あり Not recorded

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🇳🇴 Norway

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よくある質問

What does the Magellanic Steamerduck eat?

Feeds on seeds, aquatic invertebrates, and plant matter; dabbles in wetlands; diet heavily invertebrate during spring breeding.

Where does the Magellanic Steamerduck live?

Rocky coastal shores, kelp-fringed channels, and sheltered bays of Patagonian Chile and Argentina. Flightless; confined to coastline. Nests on rocky shorelines. Uses wings to propel across water surface.

Is the Magellanic Steamerduck endangered?

The Magellanic Steamerduck has a conservation status of Least Concern.

How does the Magellanic Steamerduck nest?

Incubation: 30-40 days. Fledging: 84 days.

What does the Magellanic Steamerduck sound like?

A loud, rattling, staccato 'kik-kik-kik' that sounds like a steam engine — hence 'steamerduck'. The wings also produce a loud churring sound as they beat the water surface.

How big is the Magellanic Steamerduck?

The Magellanic Steamerduck has a wingspan of 52.2 cm, weight of 4881.25 g.

What order and family does the Magellanic Steamerduck belong to?

The Magellanic Steamerduck (Tachyeres pteneres) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.