kelp goose

bird

Also known as: Chloëphaga hybrida

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The kelp goose (Chloephaga hybrida) is a species of goose found in the Falkland Islands and adjacent areas of South America. It is also known as the rock goose. These birds are characterized by their littoral habits, meaning they live near the coast.12

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…South American species of Chloëphaga—the kelp goose (C. hybrida), the Magellan goose (C. picta), and the Andean goose (C. melanoptera)—and the Orinoco goose (Neochen jubatus). African sheldgeese include the spur-winged goose (Plectropterus gambensis) and the Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus
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…South American species of Chloëphaga—the kelp goose (C. hybrida), the Magellan goose (C. picta), and the Andean goose (C. melanoptera)—and the Orinoco goose (Neochen jubatus). African sheldgeese include the spur-winged goose (Plectropterus gambensis) and the Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus
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