Wehrente / Torrent duck (Merganetta armata)

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Wikipedia: Torrent duck Quelle: WIKIPEDIA 1200px-Merganetta_armata_%28Pato_de_torrente%29_%2824726521941%29.jpg

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Beschreibung

Systematik: Gattung Merganetta (Merganetta); Unterfamilie Halbgänse (Tadorninae); Unterfamilie Anatinae (Anatinae); Familie Entenvögel (Anatidae)
Allgemein: 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] [mehr]