Tachyeres brachypterus
In 3 days >90%
The Falkland steamer duck (Tachyeres brachypterus) is a species of flightless duck found on the Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean. The steamer ducks get their name from their unconventional swimming behaviour in which they flap their wings and feet on the water in a motion reminiscent of an old paddle steamer. The Falkland steamer duck is one of only two bird species endemic to the Falkland Islands, the other being Cobb's wren.
The Falkland steamer duck is part of the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae, alongside ducks, geese, and swans. It is in the genus Tachyeres with the three other species of steamer ducks, all found in South America. The Falkland steamer duck is most closely related to the flying steamer duck, which can also be found in and around the Falkland Islands. It is believed that they might still be able to interbreed. A study from 2012 established that these two species are genetically indistinguishable. However, they tend to reproduce in different geographic areas. Possible hybridization could account for the genetic similarities between the two species. Some scientists have proposed that the flying steamer duck and...
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Falkland Islands | 🇫🇰 Falkland Islands |
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Very likely
About 80% of wildlife watchers report a Falkland Steamer-Duck sighting in Falkland Islands on a given day, based on 1,694 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 79 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
June
In that month about 90% of wildlife watchers report a Falkland Steamer-Duck in Falkland Islands on a given day, against about 60% in April, the lowest month.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Falkland Steamer-Duck sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Falkland Islands, in our data
Falkland Islands is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Falkland Steamer-Duck sightings: about 80% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Falkland Steamer-Duck is recorded against all the birds logged in Falkland Islands (1,694 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
