Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Upland Goose (Chloephaga picta) - HBW 1, p. 588
French: Ouette de Magellan
German: Magellangans
Spanish: Cauquén Común
Other common names: Lesser Magellan Goose (picta); Greater/Falkland Magellan Goose (leucoptera)
Taxonomy: Anas picta Gmelin, 1789, Staten Island.
Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- picta (Gmelin, 1789) - C Chile and C Argentina to Tierra del Fuego.
- leucoptera (Gmelin, 1789) - Falkland Is.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A close-up of a female bathing and drinking Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp leucoptera)
Laurent Demongin 13 October 2007 3 years ago 27 sec 4.8 -
Females incubating under snow Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp leucoptera)
Laurent Demongin 13 November 2009 2 years ago 23 sec 4.7 -
A female drinking Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp leucoptera)
Laurent Demongin 9 October 2009 2 years ago 29 sec 4.7 -
Before the end of the growth, the chicks can already be sexed by the plumage and leg color Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp leucoptera)
Laurent Demongin 24 November 2008 2 years ago 27 sec 4.5 -
A pair trying to kill a chick isolated, eventually saved by its mother Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp leucoptera)
Laurent Demongin 3 December 2008 2 years ago 36 sec 4.5 -
A male keeping watch over female incubating, and aggressive attitudes Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp leucoptera)
Laurent Demongin 30 October 2008 2 years ago 38 sec 4.5
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A female standing on a beach
Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp leucoptera)
Laurent Demongin 27 October 2008 3 years ago 4.6 -
An adult male near the Tervuren lakes
Locality Brussels, Belgium
Marco Valentini 26 March 2011 12 weeks ago 4.4 -
Happy family foraging.
Locality Tierra del Fuego National Park, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina (ssp picta)
Christophe Gouraud 15 December 2008 3 years ago 4.2 -
Male resting close to the coast.
Locality Tierra del Fuego National Park, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina (ssp picta)
Christophe Gouraud 15 December 2008 3 years ago 4.1 -
Near a pond in Tervuren
Locality Brussels, Belgium
Marco Valentini 26 March 2011 45 weeks ago 4 -
A female incubating under the snow
Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp leucoptera)
Laurent Demongin 12 November 2009 2 years ago 4
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A male alarming near the nest Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands
(ssp leucoptera)
Laurent Demongin 30 October 2008 2 years ago 4 -
A female with small chicks Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands
(ssp leucoptera)
Laurent Demongin 2 November 2008 2 years ago 4
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