Sheldgoose
The sheldgeese are a genus (Chloephaga) of birds in the family Anatidae.
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Ruddy-headed goose, Chloephaga rubidiceps | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Anseriformes |
Family: | Anatidae |
Subfamily: | Tadorninae |
Genus: | Chloephaga Eyton, 1838 |
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Etymology
Chloephaga: Greek: χλοη khloē "young green grass"; -φαγος -phagos "-eating", from φαγειν phagein "to eat".[1]
Species
Image | Scientific name | Common name | Distribution |
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![]() | Chloephaga picta | Upland goose or Magellan goose | sub-Antarctic South Georgia Island |
![]() | Chloephaga hybrida | Kelp goose | Chile's southern half to the eastern tip of Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland Islands |
![]() | Chloephaga poliocephala | Ashy-headed goose | southernmost South America |
![]() | Chloephaga rubidiceps | Ruddy-headed goose | Tierra del Fuego, Chile and the Falkland Islands and southern Argentina |
- †Chloephaga robusta Tambussi 1998
Phylogeny
Based on the Taxonomy in Flux from John Boyd's website.[2]
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See also
- List of recently extinct birds
- Late Quaternary prehistoric birds
- List of fossil bird genera
External links
Data related to Chloephaga at Wikispecies Media related to Chloephaga at Wikimedia Commons
References
- Jobling, J.A. (2017). "Key to Scientific Names in Ornithology". In del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J.; Christie, D.A.; de Juana, E. (2018) (eds.). Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions.
- Taxonomy in Flux Boyd, John (2007). "Tadornini" (PDF). Retrieved 30 August 2016.
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