Torrent Duck
Merganetta armata
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusMerganetta
- SpeciesMerganetta armata (Torrent Duck)
Closest Relatives at Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park
Yellow-billed Pintail
Anas georgica
Speckled Teal
Anas flavirostris
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Flying Steamer-Duck
Tachyeres patachonicus
Chiloé Wigeon
Mareca sibilatrix
Ashy-headed Goose
Chloephaga poliocephala
Black-necked Swan
Cygnus melancoryphus
Coscoroba Swan
Coscoroba coscoroba
Upland Goose
Chloephaga picta
Argentine Blue-bill
Oxyura vittata
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
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 | |
| 2 | Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 3 | Huascarán National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 4 | Lauca National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 5 | Madidi National Park | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 6 | Puracé National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 7 | Podocarpus National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 8 | Los Nevados National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 9 | Farallones de Cali National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 10 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 11 | Chingaza National Natural Park | 🇨🇴 Colombia | |
| 12 | Cajas National Park | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | |
| 13 | Nahuel Huapi National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 14 | Tierra del Fuego National Park | 🇦🇷 Argentina |
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Torrent Duck in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park?
About 9% of visitor-days record a Torrent Duck sighting in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park, based on 48 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Torrent Duck in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park?
December has the highest sighting rate for Torrent Duck in Vicente Pérez Rosales National Park in our monthly data.