Sheldgoose

Sheldgeese

Ruddy-headed goose, Chloephaga rubidiceps
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Anseriformes
Family:	Anatidae
Tribe:	Tadornini
Genus:	Chloephaga Eyton, 1838
Species
†Chloephaga robusta Chloephaga picta Chloephaga hybrida Chloephaga poliocephala Chloephaga rubidiceps

The sheldgeese are a genus (Chloephaga) of birds in the family Anatidae.

Species

Based on the Taxonomy in Flux from John Boyd's website.^[1]

	C. poliocephala Sclater 1857 (Ashy-headed goose)

	C. rubidiceps Sclater 1861 (Ruddy-headed goose)

	C. picta (Gmelin 1789) (Upland/Magellan goose)

	C. hybrida (Molina 1782) (Kelp goose)

↑ Taxonomy in Flux Boyd, John (2007). "Tadornini" (PDF). Retrieved 30 August 2016.

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