Torrent duck (Merganetta armata)
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Wikipedia: Torrent duck Source: OTHER 1200px-Merganetta_armata_%28Pato_de_torrente%29_%2824726521941%29.jpg
Classification: Genus Merganetta; Subfamily Tadorninae; Subfamily Dabbling ducks plus extinct (Anatinae); Family Waterfowl (Anatidae)
General:
The torrent duck (Merganetta armata) is a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae. It is the only member of the genus Merganetta. It is placed in the shelduck subfamily Tadorninae after the "perching duck" assemblage where it was formerly assigned to was dissolved because it turned out to be paraphyletic.[2]
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