Torrent duck

A juvenile and a female on the Urubamba River, Peru

Male on the rocky banks of the Urubamba River, Peru

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. Today 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. Its closest relative may be the blue duck of New Zealand.

单词	Torrent duck
释义	Torrent duck 英语百科 Torrent duck 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. Today 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. Its closest relative may be the blue duck of New Zealand.
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