Ashy-headed Goose
Chloephaga poliocephala
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O ganso-de-cabeça-cinza é um ganso médio andino e patagónico do sul da América do Sul. Tem uma cabeça cinzento-pálida característica que contrasta com o corpo castanho-ruivo e as barras pretas e brancas nos flancos. Habita prados e zonas húmidas andinas e patagónicas, migrando para elevações inferiores no inverno. É frequentemente visto em pares ou pequenos grupos. Como outros gansos-da-patagónia, os pares mantêm ligações de longa duração.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| Envergadura | 69,1 cm | 27.2 in |
| Peso | 1779,25 g | 62.76 oz |
Identificação
Plumagem
Gray head and neck contrast with chestnut breast and rufous-barred flanks. Back brown; belly white. White wing patch in flight with iridescent green speculum. Yellow-orange legs. Sexes similar but females smaller.
Habitat & Range
Temperate forests, forest clearings, and lake margins in southern Chile and Patagonian Argentina. Partially migratory; breeds in beech forest zones and winters on open grasslands farther north.
Distribuição geográfica
Inhabits wetlands and flooded grasslands across South and Southeast Asia, from India to Indonesia. Largely resident year-round.
Diet & Feeding
Eats grasses, seeds, and aquatic invertebrates; grazes upland pastures and dabbles in wetlands; diet varies with season.
Estado de conservação
Comportamento e reprodução
Nidificação
Nest type: CV. Incubation: 30 days.
Tamanho da postura
4-6
Som
Canto
A whistled 'seeeeu' from males and a lower cackling from females. Ashy-headed Goose calls carry across Andean foothills and Patagonian grassland habitats.
Taxonomia
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Ordem | Anseriformes (Waterfowl) |
| Família | Anatidae (Ducks, Geese & Swans) |
| Genus | Chloephaga |
| Espécies | Chloephaga poliocephala |
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