Upland Goose
| Upland Goose | |
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| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Subfamily: | Tadorninae |
| Genus: | Chloephaga |
| Species: | C. picta |
| Binomial name | |
| Chloephaga picta (Gmelin, 1789) | |
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| Synonyms | |
Foetopterus ambiguus
Moreno & Mercerat, 1891 | |
The Upland Goose or Magellan 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 centimetres (24–28.5 in) long and weigh 2.7–3.2 kilograms (6.0–7.1 lb).They are found in open grasslands.
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 centimetres (24–28.5 in) long and weigh 2.7–3.2 kilograms (6.0–7.1 lb).They are found in open grasslands.
Upland Geese are noted in Chapter VI of The Origin of Species for having vestigial webbing between their toes.
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