Ruddy-headed Goose
Chloephaga rubidicepsSclater, PL, 1861
English (US) Ruddy-headed Goose
The Ruddy-headed Goose (Chloephaga rubidiceps) 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: resident Falkland Islands; breeds southernmost Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego; migrates north to southern Buenos Aires province, ArgentinaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Chloephaga rubidiceps
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Ruddy-headed Goose
- Described by
- Sclater, PL, 1861
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Chloëphaga rubidiceps
- Described by
- Sclater, PL, 1861
- Type locality
- Falkland Islands.
- Original description
- Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London pt.28, no.3 p.387 pl.173
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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