Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)

Kelp Goose (Chloephaga hybrida) - HBW 1, p. 588

French: Ouette marine German: Kelpgans Spanish: Cauquén Caranca

Taxonomy: Anas Hybrida Molina, 1782, Chiloé Island.
Two subspecies recognized.

Subspecies and Distribution:

hybrida (Molina, 1782) - S Chile, Tierra del Fuego.
malvinarum Phillips, 1916 - Falkland Is.

Least Concern

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A female with its small chick eating ulvae Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp malvinarum)
Laurent Demongin 1 February 2007 4 years ago 4.7
A female standing on its nest Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp malvinarum)
Laurent Demongin 3 December 2008 4 years ago 4.6
A female with three small chicks Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp malvinarum)
Laurent Demongin 9 December 2008 4 years ago 4.3
A pair on a beach Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp malvinarum )
Laurent Demongin 1 November 2006 4 years ago 4.3
Adult female feeding at low tide. Locality Carcass Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp malvinarum)
Christophe Gouraud 22 January 2013 6 weeks ago 4.2
A pair flying along the shore Locality Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina (ssp hybrida)
Gaston Bretti 14 April 2011 1 year ago 4.2
Adult male feeding at low tide. Locality Carcass Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp malvinarum)
Christophe Gouraud 22 January 2013 6 weeks ago 4
A male and a female on a beach. Locality Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina (ssp hybrida)
Jordi Sargatal 29 March 2012 21 weeks ago 4
male kelp goose Locality Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina
Leandro Herrainz 28 weeks ago 4
Female standing Locality West Falkland Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands
Martin Hale 22 November 2011 1 year ago 4
A pair displaying on a beach Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp malvinarum)
Laurent Demongin 25 November 2008 4 years ago 4
A female running on a beach with open wings Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp malvinarum)
Laurent Demongin 10 November 2008 4 years ago 4
Two females and a male in flight Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp malvinarum)
Laurent Demongin 10 November 2008 4 years ago 4
An immature male stretching its wings Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp malvinarum)
Laurent Demongin 10 November 2008 4 years ago 4
A bird landing on a beach Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp malvinarum)
Laurent Demongin 10 November 2008 4 years ago 4
The mother with her pigeon. Locality Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina
Marcelo Carlos de Cruz 2 December 2011 5 weeks ago 3.9
Male foraging Locality West Falkland Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands
Martin Hale 22 November 2011 1 year ago 3.8
Male on seashore Locality Puerto Williams, Magallanes Region, Chile
Luca Boscain 5 October 2012 24 weeks ago 3.8
A female swimming and eating ulvae Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp malvinarum)
Laurent Demongin 27 October 2008 4 years ago 3.7
Female resting. Locality Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina (ssp hybrida)
Christophe Gouraud 13 December 2008 4 years ago 3.7
Male resting. Locality Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina (ssp hybrida)
Christophe Gouraud 14 December 2008 4 years ago 3.7
A female bathing Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp malvinarum)
Laurent Demongin 31 March 2012 1 year ago 3.6
A female chasing another one on a beach Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp malvinarum)
Laurent Demongin 21 October 2010 2 years ago 3.6
Pair in flight. Locality Brunswick Peninsula, Magallanes Region, Chile
Miriam Bauman 14 February 2012 1 year ago 3.5
on the river bank Locality Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina (ssp hybrida)
oleicfrisbee 1 year ago 3.5
An adult female feeding kelp. Locality Westpoint Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp malvinarum)
Christophe Gouraud 19 December 2008 3 years ago 3.5
A just born chick and hatching eggs under the female belly Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp malvinarum)
Laurent Demongin 3 December 2008 4 years ago 3.5
An adult male chasing another one on a beach Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp malvinarum)
Laurent Demongin 10 November 2008 4 years ago 3.5
An adult male bathing along a sandy beach Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp malvinarum)
Laurent Demongin 10 November 2008 4 years ago 3.5
Male and female together. Locality Brunswick Peninsula, Magallanes Region, Chile
Miriam Bauman 14 February 2012 1 year ago 3.1
An adult female on a beach. Locality Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina (ssp hybrida)
Josep del Hoyo 29 March 2012 51 weeks ago 3
An adult male chasing another one on a beach Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp malvinarum)
Laurent Demongin 6 October 2009 3 years ago 3
A female incubating, the nest being in a small coastal cliff Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp malvinarum)
Laurent Demongin 25 November 2008 4 years ago 3
An adult male on a beach. Locality Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina (ssp hybrida)
Josep del Hoyo 29 March 2012 51 weeks ago 2.8
Male and famale. Locality Blackbrook Zoological Park, Winkhill, Staffordshire, England, Great Britain (ssp hybrida)
Tomasz Doroń 20 June 2009 1 year ago 2.8
A couple on the coast. Locality Tierra del Fuego National Park, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina (ssp hybrida)
Fran Trabalon 22 February 2002 2 years ago 2.8