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Tachyeres cinereus
Steamer Steam"er, n. 1. A vessel propelled by steam; a steamship or steamboat. 2. A steam fire engine. See under Steam. 3. A road locomotive for use on common roads, as in agricultural operations. 4. A vessel in which articles are subjected to the action of steam, as in washing, in cookery, and in various processes of manufacture. 5. (Zo["o]l.) The steamer duck. Steamer duck (Zo["o]l.), a sea duck (Tachyeres cinereus), native of Patagonia and Terra del Fuego, which swims and dives with great agility, but which, when full grown, is incapable of flight, owing to its very small wings. Called also loggerhead, race horse, and side wheel duck.

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- genus Tachyeres was introduced in 1875 by the English zoologist Richard Owen to accommodate the Falkland steamer duck. The genus name Tachyeres, "having...
- ducks, in the genus Tachyeres, which also includes the Fuegian steamer duck (Tachyeres pteneres), the Chubut steamer duck (Tachyeres leucocephalus), and...
- Chile. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tachyeres pteneres. BirdLife International (2018). "Tachyeres pteneres". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species...
- The Falkland steamer duck (Tachyeres brachypterus) is a species of flightless duck found on the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. The steamer...
- The Chubut steamer duck or white-headed flightless steamer duck (Tachyeres leucocephalus) is a flightless duck endemic to Argentina. It is the most recently...
- for the baseball pitch Soft-s**** clam, nickname for soft-s**** clams Tachyeres, steamer ducks Steam (disambiguation) This disambiguation page lists articles...
- ducks Fuegian steamer duck, Tachyeres pteneres Falkland steamer duck, Tachyeres brachypterus Chubut steamer duck, Tachyeres leucocephalus Moa-nalo † Turtle-jawed...
- South American species belong to a distinct clade which would include the Tachyeres steamer-ducks. Other species, such as the Baikal teal, should also be...
- (Gmelin 1789) Gray 1843 (blue duck) Genus Sarkidiornis Eyton 1838 Genus Tachyeres Owen 1875 (steamer ducks) Subfamily Anatinae Vigors 1825 sensu Livezey...
- Hymenolaimus †Kaikenia Merganetta †Miotadorna †Nannonetta Neochen Plectropterus †Pleistoanser Radjah Sarkidiornis Tachyeres Tadorna †Tamtamia Anatinae...