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 5 years ago 27 sec 4.8 -
A male keeping watch over female incubating, and aggressive attitudes Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp leucoptera)
Laurent Demongin 30 October 2008 4 years ago 38 sec 4.7 -
A clutch of big chicks drinking in a small stream Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp leucoptera)
Laurent Demongin 19 November 2008 4 years ago 28 sec 4.7 -
Females incubating under snow Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp leucoptera)
Laurent Demongin 13 November 2009 3 years ago 23 sec 4.7 -
A female drinking Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp leucoptera)
Laurent Demongin 9 October 2009 3 years ago 29 sec 4.7 -
A female feeding on grass. Locality Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina (ssp picta)
Josep del Hoyo 29 March 2012 1 year ago 19 sec 4.6
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A female standing on a beach
Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp leucoptera)
Laurent Demongin 27 October 2008 4 years ago 4.7 -
Female Upland goose
Locality Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina
Leandro Herrainz 29 weeks ago 4.5 -
A female incubating under the snow
Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp leucoptera)
Laurent Demongin 12 November 2009 3 years ago 4.5 -
Aggressive position of a male
Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp leucoptera)
Laurent Demongin 6 October 2009 3 years ago 4.5 -
An adult male near the Tervuren lakes
Locality Brussels, Belgium
Marco Valentini 26 March 2011 1 year ago 4.4 -
Happy family foraging.
Locality Tierra del Fuego National Park, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina (ssp picta)
Christophe Gouraud 15 December 2008 4 years ago 4.3
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A male alarming near the nest Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands
(ssp leucoptera)
Laurent Demongin 30 October 2008 3 years ago 4 -
A female with small chicks Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands
(ssp leucoptera)
Laurent Demongin 2 November 2008 3 years ago 4
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