Andean Goose
Chloephaga melanoptera
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La guayata o ganso andino es un ganso de los Andes que habita en los páramos y el altiplano desde el sur de Perú hasta el norte de Chile y Argentina, a menudo por encima de los 4.500 metros. Tiene plumaje casi completamente blanco con las alas de color negro brillante. Es el ganso que vive a mayor altitud en el mundo, tolerando condiciones de frío y baja presión de oxígeno extremas.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| Envergadura | 86,3 cm | 34.0 in |
| Peso | 2617,5 g | 92.33 oz |
Identificación
Plumaje
Entirely white plumage except black-tipped primaries and black tail. Bill and legs coral-pink. Larger than most Chloephaga. Sexes similar. Inhabits high Andean lakes and grasslands above 3,000 m.
Habitat & Range
High-altitude puna grassland, bofedales (cushion bogs), and lakeshores at 3,500–5,500 m in the Andes from Peru through Bolivia and Chile to northwestern Argentina. Grazes beside glacial and alpine lakes.
Distribución geográfica
Formerly widespread on the Mascarene Island of Réunion. Extinct in the 17th century; extirpated by hunting and introduced predators.
Diet & Feeding
Eats grasses, seeds, molluscs, and aquatic invertebrates; wades in shallow water; diet includes invertebrates year-round.
Estado de conservación
Comportamiento y reproducción
Nidificación
Incubation: 30 days. Fledging: 84 days.
Tamaño de la puesta
5-10
Sonido
Canto
A loud, cackling 'kek-kek-kek' from high-altitude Andean puna. Pairs are territorial and vocal. Calls carry well across open altiplano above 4,000 m elevation.
Taxonomía
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Orden | Anseriformes (Waterfowl) |
| Familia | Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans) |
| Genus | Chloephaga |
| Especies | Chloephaga melanoptera |
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Similar Birds
Other species in the Anatidae family