Birds of the World

    ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)  
Genus: Chloephaga (5 species)


Kelp Goose
Kelp Goose (Chloephaga hybrida malvinarum) Male
Range: SA: s
New Island, Falkland Islands  
   
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info

Kelp Goose
Kelp Goose (Chloephaga hybrida) Female
Range: SA: s
 
   
Photograph by Pablo Caceres Contreras     Copyright and usage info


Andean Goose
Andean Goose (Chloephaga melanoptera)
Range: SA: Peru to s Chile and Argentina
Salinas, Arequipa, Peru
  Large, and nothing like it in its range.
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Upland Goose
Upland Goose (Chloephaga picta) Male
Range: SA: Southern Cone
Argentina  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.

Upland Goose
Upland Goose (Chloephaga picta) Female
Range: SA: Southern Cone
Argentina  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Ashy-headed Goose
Ashy-headed Goose (Chloephaga poliocephala)
Range: SA: Southern Cone
Argentina  
   
Photograph by Tom Friedel   © All Rights Reserved.


Ruddy-headed Goose
Ruddy-headed Goose (Chloephaga rubidiceps) Females
Range: SA: s Chile, s Argentina and Falkland Is.
Sea Lion Island, Falkland Islands  
   
Photograph by Rob Dunbar   © Robert B. Dunbar. All Rights Reserved.

Male and female alike. Note cinnamon belly and vent compared to female Upland Goose.


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