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Torrent Duck (Merganetta armata armata)
Range: SA: Venezuela to c Chile and w Argentina
Mendoza, Argentina
Torrent Ducks are darker further south.
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Photograph by Tom Friedel
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Torrent Duck (Merganetta armata colombiana) Female
Range: SA: Venezuela to c Chile and w Argentina
Otún Quimbaya Wildlife Sanctuary, Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia
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Photograph by Tom Friedel
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Found in fast moving Andean streams over 1500m, where powerful legs let them swim against strong currents. Races in northern South America are lighter than races in southern South America.
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