GALLERIES > BIRDS > ANSERIFORMES > ANATIDAE > UPLAND GOOSE [Chloephaga picta] [plot on map]
Location: Ushuaia, ArgentinaGPS: -54.8S, -68.6W, elev=21' MAP Date: January 5, 2010 ID : 7C2V6152 [3888 x 2592]
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Location: Ushuaia, ArgentinaGPS: -54.8S, -68.6W, elev=21' MAP Date: January 5, 2010 ID : 7C2V6249 [3888 x 2592]
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Location: Ushuaia, ArgentinaGPS: -54.8S, -68.6W, elev=21' MAP Date: January 5, 2010 ID : 7C2V5946 [3888 x 2592]
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Location: Ushuaia, ArgentinaGPS: -54.8S, -68.6W, elev=21' MAP Date: January 5, 2010 ID : 7C2V6070 [3888 x 2592]
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Location: Ushuaia, ArgentinaGPS: -54.8S, -68.6W, elev=21' MAP Date: January 5, 2010 ID : 7C2V6184 [3888 x 2592]
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Location: Ushuaia, ArgentinaGPS: -54.8S, -68.6W, elev=21' MAP Date: January 5, 2010 ID : 7C2V6225 [3888 x 2592]
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Location: Steeple Jason, Falkland IslandsGPS: -51.0S, -61.2W, elev=26' MAP Date: January 8, 2010 ID : 7C2V8167 [3888 x 2592]
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SPECIES INFO
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). They are found in open grasslands
Upland geese in Santa Cruz, Argentina
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