Biology:Sheldgoose
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Short description: Genus of birds
| Sheldgoose | |
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| Ruddy-headed goose, Chloephaga rubidiceps | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Subfamily: | Tadorninae |
| Genus: | Chloephaga Eyton, 1838 |
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The sheldgeese are a genus (Chloephaga) of birds in the family Anatidae.
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 |
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Chloephaga hybrida | Kelp goose | Chile's southern half to the eastern tip of Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland Islands |
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Chloephaga poliocephala | Ashy-headed goose | southernmost South America |
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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
References
- ↑ Jobling, J.A. (2017). "Key to Scientific Names in Ornithology". in del Hoyo, J.; Elliott, A.; Sargatal, J. et al.. Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Barcelona: Lynx Edicions. https://www.hbw.com/dictionary/definition/chloephaga.
- ↑ Taxonomy in Flux [1] Boyd, John (2007). "Tadornini". http://jboyd.net/Taxo/Tadornini.pdf.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q367753 entry
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