From Opus

Photo by Gary Clark
Location: Rio Pipo, near Ushuaia, Argentina.

Chloephaga poliocephala

[edit] Identification

50-55cm.

• Pale brown back
• Chestnut neck
• Black-barred white flanks
• Grey head
  

Sexes similar, except that the male may have less or no barring on the underparts.

• Immature birds are duller and have brown heads.
  

[edit] Flight

White wing shows black primaries, and a broad green bar.

[edit] Distribution

Southern South America: found in southern Argentina and southern Chile to Tierra del Fuego. Migrates north in winter.

[edit] Taxonomy

Monotypic^[1]

[edit] Habitat

Damp upland forest clearings.

[edit] Behaviour

[edit] Breeding

It makes a nest in tall grass laying 4-6 eggs.

[edit] Diet

Their main diet is grass obtained by grazing.

[edit] References

1. Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.
2. Wikipedia]

• List of references

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