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Fuegian steamer duck

Tachyeres pteneres (J. R. Forster, 1844)

LCLeast Concernwaterfowl

The fuegian steamer duck (Tachyeres pteneres) is a species in the family Anatidae, order Anseriformes. Recorded adults weigh 4.21 kg to 5.41 kg and live up to 10.2 years. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Fuegian steamer duck (Tachyeres pteneres)
Photo: Liam Quinn from Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Quick facts about the fuegian steamer duck

Weight
4.21 kg – 5.41 kgsrc for Weight
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
10.2 yearssrc for Lifespan
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
6.56 – 7src 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

Where does the fuegian steamer duck live?

Not recorded

What is the fuegian steamer duck?

Quoted from WikipediaCC BY-SA 4.0

The flightless steamer-duck (Tachyeres pteneres), Magellanic flightless steamer-duck, or Fuegian steamer duck, is a flightless duck native to South America. It belongs to the steamer duck genus Tachyeres. It inhabits the rocky coasts and coastal islands from southern Chile and Chiloé to Tierra del Fuego, switching to the adjacent sheltered bays and lakes further inland when breeding.

From the Wikipedia article “Fuegian steamer duck” (en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fuegian_steamer_duck&oldid=1379696621), 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 fuegian steamer duck endangered?

The fuegian 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 fuegian steamer duck classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumChordata
  3. classAves
  4. orderAnseriformes
  5. familyAnatidae
  6. genusTachyeres
  7. SpeciesTachyeres pteneres (J. R. Forster, 1844)

Synonyms Anas pteneres

Other names and names in other languages (46)
  • Flightless steamer duckEnglish
  • Flightless steamer-duckEnglish
  • Flightless steamer-duckEnglish
  • Fuegian steamer-duckEnglish
  • Magellanic flightless steamer duckEnglish
  • Magellanic steamer duckEnglish
  • Magellanic steamer-duckEnglish
  • Magellanic steamerduckEnglish
  • بط بخاري فوجيونArabic
  • بط بخاري ماجلانArabic
  • بط بخاري لا طيارArabic
  • ànec vapor de MagallanesCatalan
  • kachyně parníkováCzech
  • hwyaden fawr MagellanWelsh
  • KæmpeandDanish
  • Duck KæmpeandDanish
  • RiesendampfschiffenteGerman
  • Magellan-DampfschiffenteGerman
  • fuegia vaporanasoEsperanto
  • Quetro australSpanish
  • Pato vapor del MagallanesSpanish
  • Pato vapor no voladorSpanish
  • Quetru no voladorSpanish
  • suur-aurikpartEstonian
  • isoviuhtojaFinnish
  • Brassemer cendréFrench
  • mageljanska parobrotkaCroatian
  • Óriás gőzhajóréceHungarian
  • óriás-gőzhajóréceHungarian
  • Anatra vaporiera di MagellanoItalian
  • オオフナガモJapanese
  • magelaninė žvynuotoji antisLithuanian
  • reuzenbooteendDutch
  • chileskovleandNorwegian
  • torpedówka magellańskaPolish
  • pato-vapor-cinzentoPortuguese
  • pato-vapor-de-magalhãesPortuguese
  • pato-vapor-magalhânicoPortuguese
  • Магелланова утка-пароходRussian
  • parníkovka veľkáSlovak
  • Neleteća parobrodska patkaSerbian
  • magellanångbåtsandSwedish
  • Macellan Forsa ÖrdeğiTurkish
  • качка-пароплав магеланськаUkrainian
  • 灰船鴨Chinese
  • 灰船鸭Chinese

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List

Relatives of the fuegian 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 fuegian steamer duck?

An adult fuegian steamer duck weighs 4.21 kg – 5.41 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.

Is the fuegian steamer duck endangered?

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

How long does the fuegian steamer duck live?

The fuegian steamer duck has a recorded lifespan of 10.2 years.

What kind of animal is the fuegian steamer duck?

The fuegian steamer duck (Tachyeres pteneres) belongs to the family Anatidae in the order Anseriformes.

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APA

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MLA

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BibTeX
@misc{fuegian_steamer_duck_2026,
  title = {Fuegian steamer duck (Tachyeres pteneres)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/fuegian-steamer-duck},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}