Andean Goose
Chloephaga melanoptera(Eyton, TC, 1838)
English (US) Andean Goose
The Andean Goose (Chloephaga melanoptera) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Anatidae (Ducks, Swans, and Geese) in the order Anseriformes.
Range: Andes of southern Peru to northwestern Argentina and central ChileRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Chloephaga melanoptera
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Andean Goose
- Described by
- (Eyton, TC, 1838)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Anser melanopterus
- Described by
- (Eyton, TC, 1838)
- Type locality
- Lake Titicaca.
- Original description
- A monograph on the Anatidæ, or duck tribe p.93
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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