Tag Archives: birdwatching

It is a bird that can be seen alone or in groups of 2 or 3 individuals. It seeks food while walking slowly following groups of ibis and manatees. The populations of the United States migrate in winter to the warm areas of the Caribbean, Mexico and northern South America.

The Torrent Duck is a bird which belongs to the family of Anatidae and the order Anseriformes, its measure around 42 centimeters.

The family Anatidae are medium to large birds, occupying all continents except Antarctica. The family is strong of about 165 species.

It is found from the north of Colombia and Venezuela to Bolivia, through the Andes of Peru, Ecuador and part of the Guianas. In Colombia it is between 700 and 2100 m above sea level in the Serranía de Perijá, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta and Serranía de la Macarena. Also in the three mountain ranges.

Up to 1200m. This bird is found in the south of the Pacific Coast up to the high Anchicayá, in the north of the Andes up to the lower Valle del Cauca, in the middle valley of the Magdalena, in the Atlantic east to Santa Marta and west of the Guajira and in the east of the Andes, Serrania de la Macarena, Western Caquetá, Orinoco River, Vichada, Vaupés and Amazonas. It is also found in eastern Mexico, western Ecuador, northern Argentina and southern Brazil.

A fairly and distinctly two-side family: Colorful and not. Bills are pointy and fairly short but vary in length from species to species. Many in the group are gifted vocalists. In migration, winter, and the breeding season, highly gregarious, many species form flocks, some large.