Summary ²

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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1. (c) Brian Ralphs, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Merganetta_armata_-_Rio_Urumamba,_Peru_-pair-8b.jpg
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merganetta_armata

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