Flying Steamer-Duck

Flying Steamer-Duck

Tachyeres patachonicus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
0–10% · With luck
overall probability at Península Valdés

Closest Relatives at Península Valdés

White-headed Steamer-Duck
VU Endemic

White-headed Steamer-Duck

Bird

Tachyeres leucocephalus

Insufficient data
Crested Duck
LC

Crested Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Lophonetta specularioides

50–60% · Likely
Upland Goose
LC

Upland Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chloephaga picta

<5% · Rare
Coscoroba Swan
LC

Coscoroba Swan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Coscoroba coscoroba

<5% · Rare
Black-necked Swan
LC

Black-necked Swan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cygnus melancoryphus

<5% · Rare
Chiloé Wigeon
LC

Chiloé Wigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mareca sibilatrix

<5% · Rare
Yellow-billed Pintail
LC

Yellow-billed Pintail

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas georgica

<5% · Rare
Ashy-headed Goose
LC

Ashy-headed Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Chloephaga poliocephala

Insufficient data
Red Shoveler
LC

Red Shoveler

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Spatula platalea

Insufficient data
Speckled Teal
LC

Speckled Teal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas flavirostris

Insufficient data

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
20–30
Mar
<5
Apr
0–10
May
0–10
Jun
0–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
<5
Oct
10–20
Nov
10–20
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

Global Distribution

Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.

where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is)  ·  parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there

Parks Where Found

# Park Country Probability
1 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
40–50%
2 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
20–30%
3 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
10–20%
4 Península Valdés 🇦🇷 Argentina
0–10%
5 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
0–10%

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Flying Steamer-Duck in Península Valdés?

About 9% of visitor-days record a Flying Steamer-Duck sighting in Península Valdés, based on 31 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Flying Steamer-Duck in Península Valdés?

March has the highest sighting rate for Flying Steamer-Duck in Península Valdés in our monthly data.

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