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Andean Goose

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Also known as Chloephaga melanoptera

species of bird

OverviewAI-generated

The Andean Goose, scientifically named *Chloephaga melanoptera*, is a species of bird within the genus *Chloephaga*. It belongs to the class Aves and is also referred to by the common names Andengans and Cauquén guayata. The species has a recorded mass of 113 and a litter size of 7.1.

The Andean Goose is currently classified with a conservation status of Least Concern by the IUCN, a designation noted in 2024. The taxon has been the subject of 2307 observations on iNaturalist.

Synthesized by Vinony from 19 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, iNaturalist, IUCN Red List, Encyclopedia of Life, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

Andean Goose

species

Observations2,307

アンデスガン (学名:Chloephaga melanoptera)は、カモ目カモ科に分類される鳥類の一種。

via IUCN

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Chloephaga
Mass
3.64
Image
Andean Goose, Chile 2.jpg
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taxon rank
species
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
taxon name
Chloephaga melanoptera
Commons category
Chloephaga melanoptera
Commons gallery
Chloephaga melanoptera
taxon common name
andska guska
litter size
7.1
Sources (2)

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Encyclopedic overview

The Andean goose (Chloephaga melanoptera) is a species of waterfowl in tribe Tadornini of subfamily Anserinae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.

Taxonomy and systematics

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Andean Goose” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

Gallery (2)