Orinoco Goose
Neochen jubata(Spix, JB, 1825)
English (US) Orinoco Goose
The Orinoco Goose (Neochen jubata) 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: Orinoco and Amazon river basins to northwestern ArgentinaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Neochen jubata
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Orinoco Goose
- Described by
- (Spix, JB, 1825)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Anser jubatus
- Described by
- (Spix, JB, 1825)
- Type locality
- 'Ad ripam fl. Solimoens in insula Praya das Ongas.'
- Original description
- Avium species novae, quas in itinere per Brasiliam annis MDCCCXVII-MDCCCXX (etc.) 2 p.84 pl.108
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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