Upland Goose (Chloephaga picta)
About the Upland Goose
The upland goose or Magellan goose (Chloephaga picta) is a sheldgoose of the shelduck-sheldgoose subfamily of the Anatidae, the biological family that includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl such as the geese and swans. Sheldgeese resemble true geese and display similar habits, yet they are more closely related to shelducks and ducks.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 38 recordings for this species: 12 CC BY-NC-SA · 2 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
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Listed as recorded in Argentina, Belgium, Chile, United Kingdom in the xeno-canto catalogue.
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