Ruddy-headed Goose
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| Scientific name | Chloephaga rubidiceps |
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| Conservation status | Least Concern (Population decreasing) |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Higher classification | Sheldgoose |
| Order | Waterfowl |
| Rank | Species |
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| ID | 3079356 |
About Ruddy-headed Goose
The ruddy-headed goose is a large sheldgoose, which breeds in southernmost South America. It breeds on open grassy plains in Tierra del Fuego, Chile and the Falkland Islands. The South American birds are now very rare. They winter on lowlands in southern Argentina, some distance north of the breeding range.
