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Ruddy-headed Goose

Chloephaga rubidiceps

Least Concern
翼開長
65.1 cm
体重
1756.8333333333333 g
Anatidae
Anseriformes

The Ruddy-headed Goose (Chloephaga rubidiceps) is a bird species in the family Anatidae (ducks, geese & swans), within the order Anseriformes (waterfowl). Recorded measurements include a wingspan of 65.1 cm and a weight of 1.8 kg. The IUCN Red List classifies it as Least Concern.

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について

ルディーヘッドガンは南米南端のパタゴニアとフォークランド諸島に分布する小型のガン科鳥類です。雄は赤褐色の頭部と白い腹が特徴的です。草地に生息し、草を採食します。フォークランド諸島の繁殖個体群は激減しており、絶滅危惧種です。

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
翼開長 65.1 cm 25.6 in
体重 1756.8333333333333 g 61.97 oz

識別

羽毛

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.

保全状況

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

行動と繁殖

営巣

Incubation: 30 days.

一腹卵数

3-8

鳴き声

さえずり

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.

分類学

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans)
Genus Chloephaga
Chloephaga rubidiceps

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よくある質問

Where does the Ruddy-headed Goose live?
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.
Is the Ruddy-headed Goose endangered?
The Ruddy-headed Goose has a conservation status of Least Concern.
How does the Ruddy-headed Goose nest?
Incubation: 30 days.
What does the Ruddy-headed Goose sound like?
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.
How big is the Ruddy-headed Goose?
The Ruddy-headed Goose has a wingspan of 65.1 cm, weight of 1756.8333333333333 g.
What order and family does the Ruddy-headed Goose belong to?
The Ruddy-headed Goose (Chloephaga rubidiceps) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.

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