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;[[:Category:Chloephaga|Chloephaga]] poliocephala | ;[[:Category:Chloephaga|Chloephaga]] poliocephala | ||
[[Image:Ashy-headed_Goose.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by Fritz73]] | [[Image:Ashy-headed_Goose.jpg|thumb|450px|right|Photo by Fritz73]] | ||
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| + | ==Identification== | ||
| + | 50-55cm. Pale brown back, chestnut neck and black-barred white flanks, grey head is grey. Sexes similar, except that the male may have reduced or no underparts barring. Immature birds are duller and have brown heads. In flight, this species shows black primaries, with the rest of the wing white except for a broad green bar. | ||
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| + | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Southernmost [[South America]]. | ||
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| + | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| + | Monotypic. | ||
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| + | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Damp upland forest clearings. | ||
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| + | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Terrestrial; it rarely swims. | ||
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| + | It builds its nest in tall grass, and 4-6 eggs are laid. | ||
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| + | It feeds by grazing. | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Chloephaga+poliocephala}} | {{GSearch|Chloephaga+poliocephala}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] | [[Category:Birds]] | ||
Revision as of 14:42, 15 October 2008
- Chloephaga poliocephala
Identification
50-55cm. Pale brown back, chestnut neck and black-barred white flanks, grey head is grey. Sexes similar, except that the male may have reduced or no underparts barring. Immature birds are duller and have brown heads. In flight, this species shows black primaries, with the rest of the wing white except for a broad green bar.
Distribution
Southernmost South America.
Taxonomy
Monotypic.
Habitat
Damp upland forest clearings.
Behaviour
Terrestrial; it rarely swims.
It builds its nest in tall grass, and 4-6 eggs are laid.
It feeds by grazing.
