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Andean Goose

Chloephaga melanoptera
(Eyton, TC, 1838)
Guayata
Family: Anatidae
Order: Anseriformes
Class: Aves
Phylum / Division: Chordata
Kingdom: Animalia
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Conservation status according to BirdLife International: Least Concern

Synonyms: Oressochen melanopterus, Neochen melanoptera, Anser melanopterus.


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Number of Photography: 371

Foto
Photography ID: 677945
  Juvenile
Cortaderas
Catamarca
Argentina
03/06/2026
Carlos De Biagi
Foto
Photography ID: 677944
  Adult
Cortaderas
Catamarca
Argentina
03/06/2026
Carlos De Biagi
Foto
Photography ID: 674076
 Cusco Palkoyo
Cuzco
Peru
10/30/2019
Paola Finelli
Foto
Photography ID: 673540
  Adult
San Carlos
Mendoza
Argentina
01/31/2026
Pablo Moreno
Foto
Photography ID: 672042
  Adult
Belen
Catamarca
Argentina
02/02/2026
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 669354
  Adult
Parque Provincial Aconcagua
Mendoza
Argentina
12/16/2025
Diego Oscar
Foto
Photography ID: 665305
  Adult
Camino a Balcón del Pissis
Catamarca
Argentina
12/21/2025
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 665304
  Adult
Camino a Balcón del Pissis
Catamarca
Argentina
12/21/2025
Pablo Eguia
Foto
Photography ID: 662914
♂ ♀  Adult
Abra Pampa
Jujuy
Argentina
11/13/2025
Federico J. Villegas



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Number of Recorded Vocalizations: 1



Audio playerUserDateCountryProvincePlaceSexLife stageIt was observedDetails
Pablo Bruni07/13/2024ArgentinaJujuyLaguna runtuyok, Abra PampaN/AN/AYesNo


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Number of Films: 7


Video ID: 6742
 Abra Pampa
Jujuy
Argentina
08/31/2025
Hugo Caverzasi
Video ID: 6637
♂ ♀ Abra Pampa
Jujuy
Argentina
04/13/2025
Diego Carus



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Number of Records: 708



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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
244771606/03/2026ArgentinaCatamarcaEmbalse Cortaderas, CortaderasCarlos De Biagi
244907219/02/2026ArgentinaMendozaSendero Laguna Horcones hasta Puente Colgante, Parque Provincial AconcaguaDiego Trillo
242976602/02/2026ArgentinaCatamarcaLondres, BelenHugo Alberto Valderrey
243553331/01/2026ArgentinaMendozaLaguna Del Diamante, San Carlos8Pablo Moreno
240717721/12/2025ArgentinaCatamarcaLaguna de los Aparejos, Camino a Balcón del Pissis4Pablo Eguia
240713120/12/2025ArgentinaCatamarcaLaguna Cortaderas2Pablo Eguia
240672618/12/2025ArgentinaTucumánQuebrada del Barón, El InfiernilloMaria Belén Dri
240626318/12/2025ArgentinaTucumánQuebrada del Barón, El InfiernilloDiego Carus
240080416/12/2025ArgentinaMendozaParque Provincial Aconcagua2Diego Oscar
240644506/12/2025ArgentinaTucumánQuebrada del río Churqui, El InfiernilloMaria Belén Dri
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Citation recommended:

EcoRegistros. 2026. Andean Goose (Chloephaga melanoptera) - Species sheet. Acceded from https://www.ecoregistros.org on 22/03/2026.