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Ashy-headed Goose
Chloephaga poliocephala Sclater, PL 1857
The ashy-headed goose is a large sheldgoose, which breeds in mountainous areas of southernmost South America and winters on lowlands just north of its breeding range. Source: Wikipedia
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Anseriformes
Family:
Anatidae
Genus:
Chloephaga
Scientific:
Chloephaga poliocephala
Classification
Order:Anseriformes
Family:
Anatidae
Genus:
Chloephaga
Scientific:
Chloephaga poliocephala
Original description
Citation:
Sclater, PL 1857
Reference:
Proc. Zool. Soc. London
Part 25, no.334 p.128
Protonym:
Chloëphaga poliocephala
Type locality:
ex pi. 165 in Gray, Gen. Bds.
Link:
https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/12861170
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
E0DEB0E731794C70
Avibase ID:
avibase-E0DEB0E7
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/E0DEB0E7
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175207
Geographic range:
- Chloephaga poliocephala: southern Argentina and southern Chile to Tierra del Fuego
Source: Clements checklist
Ashy-headed Goose
Catalan:
Oca capgrisa
Czech:
husice rudoprsá
Danish:
Gråhovedet Gås
German:
Graukopfgans
Spanish:
Cauquén Cabecigrís
Spanish (Spain):
Cauquén Cabecigrís
Finnish:
harmaapäähansu
French:
Ouette à tête grise
Croatian:
sivoglava guska
Hungarian:
szürkefejű lúd
Italian:
Oca testagrigia
Japanese (romaji):
kobashigan
Japanese:
コバシガン
Lithuanian:
Pilkagalvė žąsis
Dutch:
Grijskopgans
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Gråhovudgås
Norwegian:
Gråhodegås
Polish:
magelanka siwogłowa
Portuguese:
Ganso-de-cabeça-cinzenta
Portuguese (Portugal):
ganso-de-cabeça-cinzenta
Russian:
Сероголовый гусь
Slovak:
bernaška sivohlavá
Serbian:
Sivoglava guska
Swedish:
gråhuvad gås
Ukrainian:
Каргарка сіроголова
Chinese:
灰头草雁
Chinese (Traditional):
灰頭草雁
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2024 (Oct 2024): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Ouette à tête grise ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Ouette à tête grise ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Clements 1st edition: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Clements, version 2021: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Clements, version 2022: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Clements, version 2023: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Clements 3rd edition: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Clements 4th edition: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Clements 6th edition: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Clements, version 2015: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Clements, version 2016: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Clements, version 2017: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Clements, version 2018: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Clements, version 2019: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| eBird version 1.50: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| eBird version 1.52: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| eBird version 1.53: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| eBird version 1.54: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| eBird version 1.55: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| eBird version 2015: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| eBird version 2016: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| eBird version 2017: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| eBird version 2018: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| eBird version 2019: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| eBird version 2021: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| eBird version 2022: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| eBird version 2023: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.2: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Chloephaga poliocephala |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Chloëphaga poliocephala |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Chloephaga poliocephala |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| South American Classification Committee (24/10/2003): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| South American Classification Committee (14/09/2005): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| South American Classification Committee (16/07/2006): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| South American Classification Committee (26/09/2007): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| South American Classification Committee (01/05/2008): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| South American Classification Committee (6/06/2019): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| South American Classification Committee (20/02/2020): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| South American Classification Committee (8/06/2020): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| South American Classification Committee (24/08/2021): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| South American Classification Committee (24/07/2022): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| South American Classification Committee (28/09/2023): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| South American Classification Committee (27/07/2024): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Ashy-headed Goose ( Chloephaga poliocephala) |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Chloephaga poliocephala |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Chloephaga poliocephala |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Catalan: Oca capgrisa
Czech: Husice rudoprsá
Chuvash: сăрă пуçлă хур
Danish: Gråhovedet Gås
German: Graukopfgans
English: Ashy headed Goose, Ashy-headed Goose, Ashy-headed Sheldgoose
English, HBW: Ashy-headed Goose
English (IOC): Ashy-headed Goose
English (United States): Ashy-headed Goose
Esperanto: Grizkapa kaŭkeno
Spanish: Avutarda de capeza gris, Cabecigrís, Canquén, Caquén cabecigrís, Cauquén Cabecigris, Cauquén Cabecigrís, Cauquén de Cabeza Gris, Cauquén real
Spanish (Argentine): Cabecigrís, Cauquén Cabecigrís, Cauquén real
Spanish (Chile): Canquén, Canquén común
Spanish (Spain): Cauquén Cabecigrís
Spanish (HBW): Ashy-headed Goose
Estonian: mets-nösuhani
Finnish: Harmaapäähansu
French: Bernache à téte grise, Bernache à tête grise, Ouette à tête grise
Irish: Gé luaithcheannach
Croatian: sivoglava guska
Hungarian: szürkefejű lúd
Italian: Bernaccia, Oca dalla testa cenerina, Oca testacenerina, Oca testagrigia
Japanese (romaji): kobashigan
Japanese: コバシガン
Scientific: Chloephaga poliocephala, Chloëphaga poliocephala
Lithuanian: Pilkagalvė žąsis
Dutch: Grijskop gans, Grijskopgans
Norwegian Nynorsk: Gråhovudgås
Norwegian: Gråhodegås
Polish: magelanka siwoglowa, magelanka siwogłowa
Portuguese: Ganso-de-cabeça-cinzenta
Portuguese (Portugal): ganso-de-cabeça-cinzenta
Russian: Пепельноголовый Гусь, Сероголовый гусь, Сероголовый Магелланов гусь
Slovak: bernaška sivohlavá
Serbian: Guska pepeljaste glave, Sivoglava guska
Swedish: Gråhuvad gås
Turkish: Gri başlı kaz, Gri Kafalı Kazı
Ukrainian: Каргарка сіроголова
Chinese: 灰头草雁
Chinese (Traditional): 灰頭草雁
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