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The Upland Goose, scientifically named *Chloephaga picta*, is a species of bird within the family Anatidae and order Anseriformes. It belongs to the class Aves and phylum Chordata, with its parent taxon being *Chloephaga*. The species has an accepted status according to the World Register of Marine Species, which cites the authority as (Gmelin, 1789). Other common names for this organism include gŵydd Magellan, Magellangans, and Cauquén común.
The Upland Goose has a recorded wingspan of 1.29, a mass of 73, and an egg incubation period of 30 days. Its litter size is listed as 6.3. The taxon range includes Brazil, South America, and the United Kingdom. The IUCN Red List assessed the species as Least Concern in 2024.
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Species
Least ConcernMagellan/Upland goose
Species
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae
マゼランガンそれらの若者の世話をする. エル・カラファテ, アルゼンチン マゼランガン （学名：Chloephaga picta）は、カモ目カモ科に分類される鳥類の一種。
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Chloephaga
- Mass
- 2.69
- Image
- Chloephaga picta.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Chloephaga picta
- Commons category
- Chloephaga picta
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- Chloephaga picta
- taxon common name
- ganso-patagónico
- wingspan
- 1.29
- litter size
- 6.3
- egg incubation period
- 30
- taxon range
- United Kingdom
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Encyclopedic overview
The upland goose or Magellan goose (Chloephaga picta) 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.
This species nests and breeds close to water (rivers, ponds, oceans) either on the ground or near it among vegetation, usually in grasslands or coastal meadows in the Falkland Islands or in southern Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego at the beginning of the austral summer. Population estimates suggest the insular subpopulations are stable, but continental populations show a recent decline in abundance. Upland geese are herbivorous, specializing in plant leaves, stems and seeds.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Upland Goose” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.