Magellan Goose

Magellan Goose

Taxobox
name = Magellan Goose
status = LC | status_system = IUCN3.1


image_width = 200px
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Aves
ordo = Anseriformes
familia = Anatidae
genus = "Chloephaga"
species = "C. picta"
binomial = "Chloephaga picta"
binomial_authority = (Gmelin, 1789)
subdivision_ranks = Subspecies
subdivision =
* "C. p. picta" (Lesser Magellan Goose)
* "C. p. leucoptera" (Greater Magellan Goose)
synonyms ="Foetopterus ambiguus" Moreno & Mercerat, 1891

The Magellan Goose or Upland Goose ("Chloephaga picta") is a South American member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae. It is in the shelduck subfamily "Tadorninae".Males have a white head and breast, whereas the females are brown with black-striped wings and yellow feet, and could be mistaken for Ruddy-headed Geese. These birds are 60-72.5 cm (24-29 in) long and weigh 2.7-3.2 kg (5.9-7 lbs). [http://www.twycrosszoo.com/PDF/Greater%20Magellan%20Goose.pdf] They are found in open grasslands

References

* Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern


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