Upland Goose (Chloephaga picta)
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About Upland Goose (Chloephaga picta)
- Kingdom: Animals
- Phylum: Chordates
- Class: Birds
- Order: Anseriformes
- Family: Swans, Geese, and Ducks
The upland goose or Magellan goose is a sheldgoose of the shelduck-sheldgoose subfamily of the Anatidae, the biological family that includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl such as the geese and swans. Sheldgeese resemble true geese and display similar habits, yet they are more closely related to shelducks and ducks. The two recognized subspecies of upland goose are the continental picta subspecies and the insular (island) leucoptera subspecies.
Source: Wikipedia
Visits
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2005-02-02
Ushuaia - Beagle Channel, Argentina -
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2005-02-14
Puerto Deseado, Argentina -
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