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Ruddy-headed Goose

Chloephaga rubidiceps

Least Concern
Envergadura
65,1 cm
Peso
1756,8333333333333 g
Família
Anatidae
Ordem
Anseriformes

Sobre

O ganso-de-cabeça-ruiva é o menor e mais raro dos gansos-da-patagónia, encontrado em prados úmidos da Terra do Fogo e nas Ilhas Malvinas. Tem cabeça e pescoço castanho-avermelhados característica que contrastam com o corpo barrado. As populações sofreram declínios severos, principalmente devido à predação introduzida de raposas e colonização de raposas nas Malvinas. É classificado como vulnerável com esforços de conservação focados na gestão de predadores.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Envergadura 65,1 cm 25.6 in
Peso 1756,8333333333333 g 61.97 oz

Identificação

Plumagem

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.

Distribuição geográfica

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.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern
IUCN Red List

Comportamento e reprodução

Nidificação

Incubation: 30 days.

Tamanho da postura

3-8

Som

Canto

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.

Taxonomia

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

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Perguntas frequentes

What does the Ruddy-headed Goose eat?
Feeds on grasses, grain, and aquatic invertebrates; grazes farmland and freshwater margins; diet heavier in grain during winter.
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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