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 group of birds grazing near the coast. Locality Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina (ssp picta)
Josep del Hoyo 29 March 2012 52 weeks ago 24 sec 4 -
Small chicks jumping big rocks Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp leucoptera)
Laurent Demongin 25 October 2009 3 years ago 26 sec 4 -
A female warming young chicks Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp leucoptera)
Laurent Demongin 13 October 2009 3 years ago 46 sec 4 -
Aggressive interactions on a beach Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp leucoptera)
Laurent Demongin 13 October 2009 3 years ago 27 sec 4 -
A female warming its small chicks under its wing Locality New Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp leucoptera)
Laurent Demongin 2 November 2008 4 years ago 26 sec 4 -
Happy family in the grass. Parents watching out and chicks grazing. Locality Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina (ssp picta)
Christophe Gouraud 15 December 2008 4 years ago 29 sec 4
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Female guarding since the male and the chicks are foraging.
Locality Tierra del Fuego National Park, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina (ssp picta)
Christophe Gouraud 15 December 2008 4 years ago 4 -
Chick foraging.
Locality Tierra del Fuego National Park, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina (ssp picta)
Christophe Gouraud 15 December 2008 4 years ago 4 -
Male head
Locality Tierra del Fuego National Park, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina
Luca Boscain 13 October 2012 24 weeks ago 3.8 -
Female walking.
Locality Carcass Island, Falkland (Malvinas) Islands (ssp leucoptera)
Christophe Gouraud 22 January 2013 6 weeks ago 3.8 -
A female feeding on grass.
Locality Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego Province, Argentina (ssp picta)
Josep del Hoyo 29 March 2012 52 weeks ago 3.8 -
A white morph male, walking in a meadow.
Locality El Calafate, Santa Cruz Province, Argentina (ssp picta)
Carmelo López 19 November 2009 2 years ago 3.7
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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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