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kelp goose

  1. Kelp Goose

    Kelp Goose

    • renato.santos.4b
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    • chloephaga hybrida ganso-papa-alga kelp goose
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  2. Kelp Goose

    Kelp Goose

    A strictly coastal species. Males, such as this are all white with a black bill and yellow legs. .
    • jmorlan
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    • chloephaga hybrida falkland islands kelp goose
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  3. Kelp Goose

    Kelp Goose

    This is a strictly coastal species. Unlike most true geese, these "sheldgeese" (genus Chloephaga) usually show considerable sexual dimorphism. In this one the male is pure white, while the female is very dark as seen here. This adult female shows green iridescence on its greater coverts lacking...
    • jmorlan
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    • argentina chloephaga hybrida kelp goose tierra del fuego
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  4. Kelp Goose Female ssp hybrida

    Kelp Goose Female ssp hybrida

    I did this photo from a long distance, under an intense frontal wind, so excuse me the details... thank you
    • Luis R
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    • chile chiloe island chloephaga hybrida kelp goose luis r figueroa.
    • Comments: 8
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  5. Kelp Goose by Markus Lilje

    Kelp Goose by Markus Lilje

    The Kelp Goose must be among the most sexually dimorphic of all non-passerines - and it would be fascinating to discover why this is so?! On the left is the female with the male on the right, and we can only speculate as to what advantages such dissimilarity actually holds. Found along the...
    • Rockjumperbirdingtours
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    • argentina chloephaga hybrida kelp goose
    • Comments: 2
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  6. Kelp Geese (Chloephaga hybrida)

    Kelp Geese (Chloephaga hybrida)

    Kelp Goose (Chloephaga hybrida) in Stanley Harbor, Falkland Islands. Female in foreground, male in back
    • Dave Clark
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    • chloephaga hybrida falkland islands. kelp goose stanley harbor
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  7. Surfing Kelp Goose

    Surfing Kelp Goose

    This shot was taken on the shores of East Cove in the Falklands. This female Kelp Goose was feeding amongst the stones on the foreshore when extra surf caused by the wash of a passing tug started breaking behind her. The male (pure white and very difficult to photograph without blowing...
    • StrikingSlug
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    • kelp goose
    • Comments: 13
    • Category: New Zealand, Southern Oceans, Antarctica
  8. The Male is the Boring One!

    The Male is the Boring One!

    With Kelp Geese the male is all white but the female is more colourful.
    • AlanR
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    • kelp goose
    • Comments: 1
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
  9. Kelp Goose

    Kelp Goose

    • Fritz73
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    • kelp goose
    • Comments: 0
    • Category: Central & South America & Mexico
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