Ruddy-headed Goose
Chloephaga rubidiceps
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<birdfyi-bird slug="chloephaga-rubidiceps"></birdfyi-bird>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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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.
Estado de conservação
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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Similar Birds
Other species in the Anatidae family