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Male and Female Torrent Ducks, near Guango Lodge, Ecuador The male is swimming in the water and the female is the white one on the rock. Often seen in pairs, they can be very difficult to see when they are swimming in the fast flowing andean streams. We felt very fortunate to spend about 30 minutes watching these two. It is incredible watching them dive and swim through very fast rapids, not at all what I expected from ducks. Ecuador,Fall,Geotagged,Merganetta armata,River,Torrent duck,bird,cloud forest,duck Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Male and Female Torrent Ducks, near Guango Lodge, Ecuador

The male is swimming in the water and the female is the white one on the rock. Often seen in pairs, they can be very difficult to see when they are swimming in the fast flowing andean streams. We felt very fortunate to spend about 30 minutes watching these two. It is incredible watching them dive and swim through very fast rapids, not at all what I expected from ducks.

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    I've not been to South America, so I've only ever seen these ducks on television, but they were captivating! It's quite amazing how well they swim in the rapids - even the little duckling. Watching them in person must have been incredible. Posted 10 years ago
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    You've been to some incredible places, following your every move, Pducros :) You're adding a lot of diversity to the site. Posted 10 years ago

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The Torrent duck

The torrent duck 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.

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Uploaded May 19, 2015. Captured Mar 21, 2015 16:05 in Quito-Papallacta, Papallacta, Ecuador.
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  • Canon EOS 7D
  • f/8.0
  • 1/1250s
  • ISO400
  • 330mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.