Sheldgoose (Chloephaga rubidiceps) - Wiki Sheldgoose
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Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Subfamily: Tadorninae
[Photo] Ruddy-headed Goose (Chloephaga rubidiceps) at Arundel Wildfowl and Wetlands trust, West Sussex, UK. Source: Flickr (www.flickr.com/photos/yersinia/149493365/). Date: Taken on March 30, 2004. Author: Yersinia (www.flickr.com/photos/yersinia/).
Chloephaga is the sheldgeese genus in the bird family Anatidae.
Species
- Andean Goose, Chloephaga melanoptera
- Magellan Goose or Upland Goose, Chloephaga picta)
- Kelp Goose (Spanish:Caranca or Cauqu??n Marino), Chloephaga hybrida
- Ashy-headed Goose, Chloephaga poliocephala
- Ruddy-headed Goose, Chloephaga rubidiceps
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