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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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Records from Región de Magallanes y la Antártica Chilena

Conservation Status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern
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Other common names: Pato Cortacorrientes.

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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
239194905/11/2025ChileRegión de Magallanes y la Antártica ChilenaCascada, Parque Nacional Torres del Paine3Diego Oscar
155872105/03/2022ChileRegión de Magallanes y la Antártica ChilenaParque Nacional Torres del Paine1Nicolas Olejnik
68761010/01/2018ChileRegión de Magallanes y la Antártica ChilenaParque Nacional Torres del PaineLuis Orlando Krause
172855211/08/2015ChileRegión de Magallanes y la Antártica ChilenaTorres del Paine, Parque Nacional Torres del PaineNino A. Grangetto
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EcoRegistros. 2026. Torrent Duck (Merganetta armata) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 10/03/2026.