A lowland breeder in southern Argentina and Chile, but
not found on Tierra del Fuego. Widespread but usually in small numbers, despite similarity to the previous
species causing identification problems, it is more closely related to the blue-billed ducks of Australia
and Africa. There are a few records of vagrancy, to the Falklands among others, but only in extreme drought
conditions on the mainland about a century ago. The bird on the main page and the one to the left were
taken in Argentina.
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