New Species of Steamer Duck Discovered in Chile

Mar 25, 2026 - 18:15
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New Species of Steamer Duck Discovered in Chile
Detail of the color pattern of the bill in adult specimens of the Chiloe steamerduck (A) and the Magellanic steamerduck (B). Image credit: Bernabé López-Lanús & Mariano Costa.

In the cold, wave-battered channels off southern Chile, scientists have identified what they say is a new species of the steamer duck genus Tachyeres, a group of notoriously aggressive, often flightless waterfowl found only in South America.

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