Falklands Population: ~60,000 breeding pairs World Population: as above (subspecies restricted to Falklands) The Upland Goose is one of the most conspicuous birds in the Falklands, feeding in abundance on short grasslands throughout the islands. Other common names: Lesser Magellan Goose (picta), Greater Magellan Goose, Falkland Magellan Goose (leucoptera) Males are distinguished by their white head and breast. 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. Females can easily be confused with the rarer Ruddy-headed Goose. Chloephaga picta (Gmelin, 1789) Subspecies C. p. picta (Gmelin, 1789), (lesser Magellan goose) C. p. leucoptera (Gmelin, 1789), (greater Magellan goose) Synonyms; Foetopterus ambiguus Moreno & Mercerat, 1891. Rostrum 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. The smaller (migratory) subspecies Chloephaga picta picta breeds on the South American mainland, whereas the slightly larger one (C. picta leucoptera) is restricted to the Falkland Islands. CHAR. Chloephaga picta leucoptera (Gmelin, 1789) kingdom Animalia - animals » phylum Chordata - chordates » class Aves - birds » order Anseriformes » family Anatidae - ducks, geese and swans » genus Chloephaga » species Chloephaga picta - Upland Goose Images. Females can easily be confused with the rarer Ruddy-headed Goose. EXT. Late Gr.

This bird is indigenous to the southern part of South America. CHLOEPHAGA.

We studied female-specific ornamentation in a strongly sexually dichromatic species, the upland goose Chloephaga picta leucoptera, in two consecutive years.

The subspecies Chloephaga picta leucoptera is restricted to the Falklands, being slightly larger than its South American counterpart. Digitis posterioribus mediocribus, unguibus incurvatis instructis. Males are distinguished by their white head and breast. Fiche d'identification : Ouette de Magellan (Chloephaga picta) est un oiseau qui appartient à la famille des Anatidés et à l'ordre des Ansériformes. - Chloephaga picta leucoptera - Chloephaga picta picta Nahrung: Die Magellangans weiden gerne auf natürlichen Wiesen in Wassernähe, Weiden oder auf Ackerland. Fortpflanzung: Magellangänse gehen mehrjährige Paarbindungen ein. (Anatidae; Ϯ Magellan Goose C. picta leucoptera) Gr. Dabei bevorzugen sie frische Gräser und Kräuter, Sämereien und Wurzeln. The subspecies Chloephaga picta leucopterais restricted to the Falklands, being slightly larger than its South American counterpart. χλοη khloē young green grass; -φαγος -phagos -eating < φαγειν phagein to eat (cf.

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