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Andean Goose

Chloephaga melanoptera (Eyton, TC 1838)

The Andean goose is a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae. It is also known as the wallata. It is in the shelduck subfamily Tadorninae. Source: Wikipedia




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Classification
Order:
  Anseriformes
Family:
  Anatidae
Genus:
   Chloephaga
Scientific:
  Chloephaga melanoptera

Original description

Citation:
  (Eyton, TC 1838)

Reference:
   Monogr. Anatid.

Protonym:
  Anser melanopterus

Type locality:
  Lake Titicaca.

Link:
  https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36002221

Avibase identifiers

Avibase ID:
  BB29610F7C192EDC

Avibase ID:
  avibase-BB29610F

Short link:
  https://avibase.ca/BB29610F

Taxonomic Serial Number:
  TSN: 175205

Geographic range:

  • Chloephaga melanoptera: Andes of s Peru to nw Argentina and central Chile
Source: Clements checklist
English:
Andean Goose
Catalan:
Oca dels Andes
Czech:
husice andská
Danish:
Andesgås
German:
Andengans
Spanish:
Cauquén Guayata
Spanish (Spain):
Cauquén Guayata
Finnish:
andienhansu
French:
Ouette des Andes
Croatian:
andska guska
Hungarian:
andoki lúd
Icelandic:
Andesönd
Italian:
Oca delle Ande
Japanese (romaji):
andesugan
Japanese:
アンデスガン
Lithuanian:
Andinė žąsis
Dutch:
Andesgans
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Andesgås
Norwegian:
Andesgås
Polish:
magelanka andyjska
Portuguese:
Ganso-andino
Portuguese (Portugal):
ganso-andino
Russian:
Андский гусь
Slovak:
bernaška čiernokrídla
Serbian:
Andska guska
Swedish:
andinsk gås
Ukrainian:
Каргарка андійська
Chinese:
黑翅草雁
Chinese (Traditional):
黑翅草雁

Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:

Avibase taxonomic concepts (current):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Birdlife checklist version 00:
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Birdlife checklist version 01:
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Birdlife checklist version 02:
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Birdlife checklist version 03:
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Birdlife checklist version 04:
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012):
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014):
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015):
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016):
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021):
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009):
Ouette des Andes ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993):
Ouette des Andes ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Clements 1st edition:
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Clements, version 2021:
Andean Goose ( Oressochen melanopterus)
Clements, version 2022:
Andean Goose ( Oressochen melanopterus)
Clements, version 2023:
Andean Goose ( Oressochen melanopterus)
Clements 3rd edition:
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Clements 4th edition:
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Clements 5th edition (as published):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions):
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition:
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions):
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Clements, version 2015:
Andean Goose ( Oressochen melanopterus)
Clements, version 2016:
Andean Goose ( Oressochen melanopterus)
Clements, version 2017:
Andean Goose ( Oressochen melanopterus)
Clements, version 2018:
Andean Goose ( Oressochen melanopterus)
Clements, version 2019:
Andean Goose ( Oressochen melanopterus)
eBird version 1.50:
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
eBird version 1.52:
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
eBird version 1.53:
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
eBird version 1.54:
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
eBird version 1.55:
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
eBird version 2015:
Andean Goose ( Oressochen melanopterus)
eBird version 2016:
Andean Goose ( Oressochen melanopterus)
eBird version 2017:
Andean Goose ( Oressochen melanopterus)
eBird version 2018:
Andean Goose ( Oressochen melanopterus)
eBird version 2019:
Andean Goose ( Oressochen melanopterus)
eBird version 2021:
Andean Goose ( Oressochen melanopterus)
eBird version 2022:
Andean Goose ( Oressochen melanopterus)
eBird version 2023:
Andean Goose ( Oressochen melanopterus)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition:
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5):
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0:
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1:
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1:
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IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2:
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1:
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Peters' Check-list of the Birds:
Chloephaga melanoptera
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original):
Chloëphaga melanoptera
Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition):
Chloephaga melanoptera
Sibley and Monroe (1993):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0:
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015):
Andean Goose ( Oressochen melanopterus)
South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016):
Andean Goose ( Oressochen melanopterus)
South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017):
Andean Goose ( Oressochen melanopterus)
South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018):
Andean Goose ( Oressochen melanopterus)
South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019):
Andean Goose ( Oressochen melanopterus)
South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020):
Andean Goose ( Oressochen melanopterus)
South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020):
Andean Goose ( Oressochen melanopterus)
South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021):
Andean Goose ( Oressochen melanopterus)
South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022):
Andean Goose ( Oressochen melanopterus)
South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023):
Andean Goose ( Oressochen melanopterus)
South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024):
Andean Goose ( Oressochen melanopterus)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01:
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02:
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03:
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024):
Andean Goose ( Chloephaga melanoptera)
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Chloephaga melanoptera
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource:
Chloephaga melanoptera

Taxonomic status:

Species status: full species

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Catalan: Oca dels Andes
Czech: Husice andská
Chuvash: Анд хурĕ
Danish: Andesgås
German: Andengans
English: Andean Goose
English, HBW: Andean Goose
English (IOC): Andean Goose
English (United States): Andean Goose
Esperanto: Anda kaŭkeno
Spanish: Cauquén Gauyata, Cauquén Guayata, Ganso andino, Guayata, Piuquén
Spanish (Argentine): Cauquén Gauyata, Guayata
Spanish (Chile): Piuquén
Spanish (Spain): Cauquén Guayata
Spanish (HBW): Andean Goose
Spanish (Peru): Cauquén Huallata
Estonian: mägi-nösuhani
Finnish: Andienhansu
French: Bernache des Andes, Ouette des Andes
Croatian: andska guska
Hungarian: andoki lúd
Icelandic: Andesönd
Italian: Bernaccia, Oca delle Ande
Japanese (romaji): andesugan
Japanese: アンデスガン
Kazakh: Анд қазы
Kirghiz: Анд казы
Scientific: Anser melanopterus, Chloephaga melanoptera, Chloëphaga melanoptera, Oressochen melanopterus
Lithuanian: Andinė žąsis
Dutch: Andas gans, Andesgans
Norwegian Nynorsk: Andesgås
Norwegian: Andesgås
Polish: grzywoszyjka andyjska, magelanka andyjska
Portuguese: Ganso-andino
Portuguese (Portugal): ganso-andino
Russian: Андский Гусь
Slovak: bernaška ciernokrídla, bernaška čiernokrídla
Serbian: Andska guska
Swedish: Andinsk gås
Turkish: And Kazı
Ukrainian: Каргарка андійська
Chinese: 黑翅草雁
Chinese (Traditional): 黑翅草雁

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