Torrent Duck

Torrent Duck

Merganetta armata

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Torres del Paine National Park

📅 Monthly Probability

0–10
Jan
0–10
Feb
10–20
Mar
0–10
Apr
30–40
May
10–20
Jun
0–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
0–10
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 Torres del Paine National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
10–20%
2 Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
0–10%
3 Huascarán National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
0–10%
4 Lauca National Park 🇨🇱 Chile
<5%
5 Madidi National Park 🇧🇴 Bolivia
<5%
6 Puracé National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
7 Podocarpus National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
<5%
8 Los Nevados National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
9 Farallones de Cali National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
10 Manu National Park 🇵🇪 Peru
<5%
11 Chingaza National Natural Park 🇨🇴 Colombia
<5%
12 Cajas National Park 🇪🇨 Ecuador
Insufficient data
13 Nahuel Huapi National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data
14 Tierra del Fuego National Park 🇦🇷 Argentina
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Torrent Duck in Torres del Paine National Park?

About 12% of visitor-days record a Torrent Duck sighting in Torres del Paine National Park, based on 145 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.

When is the best time to see Torrent Duck in Torres del Paine National Park?

May has the highest sighting rate for Torrent Duck in Torres del Paine National Park in our monthly data.

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