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Ashy-headed Goose

Chloephaga poliocephala

Least Concern · IUCN Red List

LCLeast ConcernPlantsGrasslandCavity nestHuge · 2.0 kg
Ashy-headed Goose (Chloephaga poliocephala), photo 1
Photo: Alex Proimos from Sydney, Australia · CC BY 2.0
Ashy-headed Goose (Chloephaga poliocephala), photo 2
Photo: Raf24~commonswiki · CC BY 4.0
Ashy-headed Goose (Chloephaga poliocephala), photo 3
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada · CC BY 2.0
Ashy-headed Goose (Chloephaga poliocephala), photo 4
Photo: Nahuel Di Marco · CC BY 4.0
Ashy-headed Goose (Chloephaga poliocephala), photo 5
Photo: Lauren L. · CC BY 4.0
Ashy-headed Goose (Chloephaga poliocephala), photo 6
Photo: Lauren L. · CC BY 4.0
Ashy-headed Goose (Chloephaga poliocephala), photo 7
Photo: Hugo Hulsberg · CC0
Ashy-headed Goose (Chloephaga poliocephala), photo 8
Photo: Alex Proimos from Sydney, Australia · CC BY 2.0
Ashy-headed Goose (Chloephaga poliocephala), photo 9
Photo: Raf24~commonswiki · CC BY 4.0
Ashy-headed Goose (Chloephaga poliocephala), photo 10
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada · CC BY 2.0

ID tip

The ashy-headed goose is 50 to 60 cm (20 to 24 in) long. Males weigh 1.62 to 2.27 kg (3.6 to 5.0 lb) and females 1.47 to 1.49 kg (3.2 to 3.3 lb). Adults have the same plumage. Their heads and necks are gray, their upper back and breast chestnut with fine barring, their flanks barred black and white, and their belly white. In flight their blackish wings show bold white leading and trailing patches and a metallic green speculum. Their bill is black and the legs and feet orange with black markings. Voice: Male and female ashy-headed geese have different vocalizations: Males make "soft, wigeon-like whistles" and females "harsh cackling notes".

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When to see the Ashy-headed Goose

One bar for each month. Filled bars are the 11 months with records; pale bars are months with none. The wide bar is October, the month with the most records.

Where to see the Ashy-headed Goose

Regular range

The map shades 3 countries with regular records. Everything unshaded has no records. Countries are listed below the map.

Argentina Chile Falkland Islands

About the Ashy-headed Goose

The ashy-headed goose is a species of waterfowl in tribe Tadornini of subfamily Anserinae. It is found in Argentina and Chile.

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Easily confused with

Andean Goose (Chloephaga melanoptera) Andean GooseChloephaga melanopteraThe Andean goose is 70 to 76 cm (28 to 30 in) long and weighs 2.73 and 3.64 kg (6.0 and 8.0 lb). Kelp Goose (Chloephaga hybrida) Kelp GooseChloephaga hybridaThe kelp goose is 55 to 65 cm (22 to 26 in) long. Ruddy-headed Goose (Chloephaga rubidiceps) Ruddy-headed GooseChloephaga rubidicepsThe ruddy-headed goose is 45 to 52.5 cm (18 to 21 in) long.

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