tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1748457138603607198.post1249551894520432899..comments2023-04-19T07:33:58.691+01:00Comments on Alastair Wilson Photos: Gypsy Covealastairwilsonphotoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09149506053515320379noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1748457138603607198.post-34048161544101125312009-11-10T09:49:47.377+00:002009-11-10T09:49:47.377+00:00Agh, it's the English name that has confused m...Agh, it's the English name that has confused me, sorry. <br />As you say The Falkland Steamer duck (T.brachypterus)is flightless. The Flying Steamer duck is (T.patachonicus). & the one I am confusing them with is the Flightless Steamer duck ( T.pteneres) which on checking I think you may not get in the Falkland Islands.MWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14418700311460432076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1748457138603607198.post-43450506152873358902009-11-09T23:03:18.991+00:002009-11-09T23:03:18.991+00:00The 'Falkland Steamer Duck' (Tachyeres bra...The 'Falkland Steamer Duck' (Tachyeres brachypterus) is flightless, the 'Flying Steamer Duck' (T. patachonicus) can fly, if it can be bothered!<br /><br />Falkland Steamer Duck and Flightless steamer duck are the same thing.alastairwilsonphotoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09149506053515320379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1748457138603607198.post-49914563680463156692009-11-06T18:02:51.448+00:002009-11-06T18:02:51.448+00:00The Falkland Steamer duck is a flightless one, isn...The Falkland Steamer duck is a flightless one, isn't it. The wings are very short as shown clearly in your picture. <br />But there is also a Flightless Steamer duck, & a Flying Steamer duck I reckon (looking in my book).MWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14418700311460432076noreply@blogger.com