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The Andean Goose, scientifically named *Chloephaga melanoptera*, is a species of bird within the genus *Chloephaga*. It belongs to the class Aves and is also referred to by the common names Andengans and Cauquén guayata. The species has a recorded mass of 113 and a litter size of 7.1.
The Andean Goose is currently classified with a conservation status of Least Concern by the IUCN, a designation noted in 2024. The taxon has been the subject of 2307 observations on iNaturalist.
Synthesized by Vinony from 19 facts across 5 sources: Wikidata, iNaturalist, IUCN Red List, Encyclopedia of Life, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
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Vinony's link graph records 68 inbound references to Andean Goose, and connects out to Anseriformes, Chile and Argentina.
Vinony files it under Birds described in 1838, Birds of the Andes and Chloephaga.
Vinony links it to 35 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
Least ConcernAndean Goose
species
アンデスガン （学名：Chloephaga melanoptera）は、カモ目カモ科に分類される鳥類の一種。
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Chloephaga
- Mass
- 3.64
- Image
- Andean Goose, Chile 2.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Chloephaga melanoptera
- Commons category
- Chloephaga melanoptera
- Commons gallery
- Chloephaga melanoptera
- taxon common name
- andska guska
- litter size
- 7.1
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Encyclopedic overview
The Andean goose (Chloephaga melanoptera) is a species of waterfowl in tribe Tadornini of subfamily Anserinae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru.
Taxonomy and systematics
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Andean Goose” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.