Magellan Goose

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Magellan Goose

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Anseriformes
Family:	Anatidae
Genus:	Chloephaga
Species:	C. picta

Binomial name

Chloephaga picta
(Gmelin, 1789)

Subspecies

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 could be mistaken for Ruddy-headed Geese.

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They are found in open grasslands

[edit] References

BirdLife International (2004). Chloephaga picta. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern