Chloephaga rubidiceps Sclater 1861 (ruddy-headed goose)

Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae

Belongs to Chloephaga according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Adams and Woods 2016 and del Hoyo et al. 2014

Sister taxa: Chloephaga hybrida, Chloephaga picta, Chloephaga poliocephala, Chloephaga robusta

Ecology: volant herbivore

Distribution: found only at West Point Island peat bog (Quaternary of Falkland Islands (Malvinas))

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