Ruddy-headed Goose
Chloephaga rubidiceps
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<birdfyi-bird slug="chloephaga-rubidiceps"></birdfyi-bird>के बारे में
A small sheldgoose with a rich rufous-brown head and neck, buff-white belly, and barred back. One of the world's rarest geese; mainland population now nearly extinct. Breeds in Tierra del Fuego; main stronghold remains the Falkland Islands. Winters on the Argentine pampas.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| पंखों का फैलाव | 65.1 cm | 25.6 in |
| वजन | 1756.8333333333333 g | 61.97 oz |
पहचान
पंख
Distinctive rufous-brown head and neck; body barred rufous and black above; underparts buff-white finely barred. Orange-yellow legs. White wing patches in flight. Compact; sexes similar. Falklands and Patagonia.
Habitat & Range
Breeds on open tussock grasslands and moorland in Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland Islands. Mainland wintering population on Patagonian grasslands now critically small. Falkland Islands population relatively stable.
भौगोलिक वितरण
Breeds in the coastal tundra of Siberia; winters in Southeast Asia and Australia. Long-distance migrant along the East Asian flyway.
Diet & Feeding
Feeds on grasses, grain, and aquatic invertebrates; grazes farmland and freshwater margins; diet heavier in grain during winter.
संरक्षण स्थिति
व्यवहार और प्रजनन
घोंसला बनाना
Incubation: 30 days.
अंडों की संख्या
3-8
ध्वनि
गीत
A high, whistled 'whee' from males and a cackling rattle from females. Calls similar to Ashy-headed Goose. Falkland Islands population; calls in open coastal grassland.
वर्गिकी
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| गण | Anseriformes (Waterfowl) |
| कुल | Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans) |
| Genus | Chloephaga |
| प्रजातियां | Chloephaga rubidiceps |
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