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Bronze-winged Duck
Speculanas specularis (King, PP, 1828)
Anatidae — Ducks, Geese, Swans
Bronze-winged Duck, Speculanas specularis, breeds in southern Chile and southern Argentina. It is a duck of forested rivers and fast streams on the lower Andean slopes, and is the only species in its genus. The sexes are alike. Its name refers to the bronze patch on the wing, and it is also called the spectacled duck. It is placed among the dabbling ducks, though it has a close link with the crested duck or the Brazilian duck. It is also known locally as pato perro, a name tied to the female’s barking call.
- Order
- Anseriformes
- Family
- Anatidae — Ducks, Geese, Swans
- Breeding range
- South America: s Chile and s Argentina
