Chloephaga
Sheldgoose | |
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Ruddy-headed goose, Chloephaga rubidiceps | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Anseriformes |
Family: | Anatidae |
Subfamily: | Tadorninae |
Genus: | Chloephaga Eyton, 1838 |
Species | |
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Chloephaga is a genus of sheldgeese in the family Anatidae. Other sheldgeese are found in the genera Alopochen and Neochen.
Etymology[]
Chloephaga: Greek: χλοη khloē "young green grass"; -φαγος -phagos "-eating", from φαγειν phagein "to eat".[1]
Species[]
The genus contains five species.[2]
Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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Chloephaga melanoptera | Andean goose | Peru to south Chile and Argentina | |
Chloephaga picta | Upland goose or Magellan goose | sub-Antarctic South Georgia Island | |
Chloephaga hybrida | Kelp goose | Chile's southern half to the eastern tip of Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland Islands | |
Chloephaga poliocephala | Ashy-headed goose | southernmost South America | |
Chloephaga rubidiceps | Ruddy-headed goose | Tierra del Fuego, Chile and the Falkland Islands and southern Argentina |
- † Tambussi 1998
Phylogeny[]
Based on the Taxonomy in Flux from John Boyd's website.[3]
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See also[]
- List of recently extinct birds
- Late Quaternary prehistoric birds
- List of fossil bird genera
References[]
- ^ Jobling, J.A. (2017). "Key to Scientific Names in Ornithology". In del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (2018) (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David; Rasmussen, Pamela, eds. (January 2021). "Screamers, ducks, geese & swans". IOC World Bird List Version 11.1. International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 12 June 2021.
- ^ [1] Boyd, John (2007). "Tadornini" (PDF). Retrieved 30 August 2016.
External links[]
- Data related to Chloephaga at Wikispecies
- Media related to Chloephaga at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Chloephaga
- Geese
- Taxa named by Thomas Campbell Eyton
- Anseriformes stubs