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Flying steamer duck

Tachyeres patachonicus (P. P. King, 1831)

LCLeast Concernwaterfowl

The flying steamer duck (Tachyeres patachonicus) is a species in the family Anatidae, order Anseriformes. Recorded adults weigh 2.6 kg to 3.04 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Flying steamer duck (Tachyeres patachonicus)
Photo: Murray Foubister · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the flying steamer duck

Weight
2.6 kg – 3.04 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Wingspan
1.05 msrc for Wingspan
Lifespan
Not recorded
Diet
Aquatic predatorsrc for Diet
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
marinesrc for Habitat
Egg incubation
35 dayssrc for Egg incubation
Young per litter or clutch
6 – 6.89src for Young per litter or clutch
Litters or clutches a year
1src for Litters or clutches a year
Lifestyle
Aquaticsrc for Lifestyle
Migration
Partialsrc for Migration
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
Countries on record
Not recorded

How big is the flying steamer duck?

FLYING STEAMER DUCK · WINGSPAN 1.05 MADULT HUMAN · HEIGHT 1.7 M
At 1.05 m, the recorded maximum wingspan of the flying steamer duck is about 62% of the height of an adult human (1.7 m, a fixed reference used for scale).

Where does the flying steamer duck live?

Not recorded

What is the flying steamer duck?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The flying steamer duck (Tachyeres patachonicus), also known as the flying steamer-duck or flying steamerduck, is a species of South American duck in the family Anatidae.

From the Wikipedia article “Flying steamer duck” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Flying_steamer_duck&oldid=1381000938), by Wikipedia contributors, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0). This block is kept separate from our own text.

Is the flying steamer duck endangered?

The flying steamer duck is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

  1. LCLeast Concern
  2. NTNear Threatened
  3. VUVulnerable
  4. ENEndangered
  5. CRCritically Endangered
  6. EWExtinct in the Wild
  7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.

How is the flying steamer duck classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderAnseriformes
  5. familyAnatidae
  6. genusTachyeres
  7. SpeciesTachyeres patachonicus (P. P. King, 1831)

Synonyms Oidemia patachonica

Other names and names in other languages (36)
  • Flying steamer-duckEnglish
  • Flying steamer-duckEnglish
  • Flying steamerduckEnglish
  • بط بخاري طيارArabic
  • ànec vapor de la PatagòniaCatalan
  • kachyně patagonskáCzech
  • hwyaden fawr hedegogWelsh
  • Flyvende KæmpeandDanish
  • Langflügel-DampfschiffenteGerman
  • Patagonische DampfschiffenteGerman
  • patagonia vaporanasoEsperanto
  • Quetro voladorSpanish
  • Pato vapor voladorSpanish
  • Quetru voladorSpanish
  • järve-aurikpartEstonian
  • pilkkaviuhtojaFinnish
  • Brassemer de PatagonieFrench
  • patagonska parobrotkaCroatian
  • patagóniai gőzhajóréceHungarian
  • Anatra vaporiera volatriceItalian
  • トビフナガモJapanese
  • patagoninė žvynuotoji antisLithuanian
  • vliegende booteendDutch
  • patagoniaskovleandNorwegian
  • torpedówka lotnaPolish
  • pato-vapor-voadorPortuguese
  • pato-vapor-patagónicoPortuguese
  • pato-vapor-patagônicoPortuguese
  • Патагонская утка-пароходRussian
  • parníkovka maláSlovak
  • Leteća parobrodska patkaSerbian
  • långvingad ångbåtsandSwedish
  • Forsa ÖrdeğiTurkish
  • качка-пароплав патагонськаUkrainian
  • 花斑船鴨Chinese
  • 花斑船鸭Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List

Relatives of the flying steamer duck

Other species in the same genus Tachyeres.

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

How big is the flying steamer duck?

An adult flying steamer duck weighs 2.6 kg – 3.04 kg and has a wingspan of 1.05 m, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the flying steamer duck endangered?

The flying steamer duck is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.

What kind of animal is the flying steamer duck?

The flying steamer duck (Tachyeres patachonicus) belongs to the family Anatidae in the order Anseriformes.

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BibTeX
@misc{flying_steamer_duck_2026,
  title = {Flying steamer duck (Tachyeres patachonicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/flying-steamer-duck},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}