Ashy-headed Goose
Chloephaga poliocephalaSclater, PL, 1857
English (US) Ashy-headed Goose
The Ashy-headed Goose (Chloephaga poliocephala) 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: southern Argentina and southern Chile to Tierra del FuegoRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Chloephaga poliocephala
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Ashy-headed Goose
- Described by
- Sclater, PL, 1857
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Chloëphaga poliocephala
- Described by
- Sclater, PL, 1857
- Type locality
- ex pi. 165 in Gray, Gen. Bds.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.25, no.334 p.128
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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