Andean goose

E582816

The Andean goose is a large, mostly white waterfowl native to high-altitude wetlands of the Andes Mountains in South America.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Andean goose canonical 6
Andean geese 1
Andean sheldgoose 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf bird ⓘ
species ⓘ
waterfowl ⓘ
adaptation adapted to hypoxic high-altitude environments ⓘ
billColor pink ⓘ
binomialName Chloephaga melanoptera ⓘ
linked to: Chloephaga
bodySize large ⓘ
breedingSite ground near water ⓘ
class Aves ⓘ
clutchSize 4–10 eggs ⓘ
commonName Andean goose ⓘ
Andean sheldgoose ⓘ
linked to: Andean goose
conservationStatus Least Concern ⓘ
conservationStatusSystem IUCN Red List ⓘ
describedBy Philippi ⓘ
diet grasses ⓘ
herbivorous ⓘ
distribution Argentina ⓘ
Bolivia ⓘ
Chile ⓘ
Peru ⓘ
family Anatidae ⓘ
flightAbility capable of flight ⓘ
foragingBehavior grazes on the ground ⓘ
genus Chloephaga ⓘ
habitat bogs ⓘ
high-altitude wetlands ⓘ
lakeshores ⓘ
marshes ⓘ
kingdom Animalia ⓘ
legColor pink ⓘ
locomotion strong walker ⓘ
terrestrial ⓘ
nativeTo Andes Mountains ⓘ
linked to: Andes

South America ⓘ
nestType ground nest ⓘ
order Anseriformes ⓘ
phylum Chordata ⓘ
plumageColor black wings ⓘ
mostly white ⓘ
scientificName Chloephaga melanoptera ⓘ
linked to: Chloephaga
socialBehavior often seen in pairs or small groups ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
typicalElevation 3000–5000 m above sea level ⓘ
yearDescribed 1854 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Central Andean wet puna → hasFauna → Andean geese ⓘ
linked to: Andean goose
Lake Junín → habitatFor → Andean waterfowl ⓘ
linked to: Andean goose
Andean goose → commonName → Andean goose ⓘ
Andean goose → commonName → Andean sheldgoose ⓘ
linked to: Andean goose
Pujsa sector → hasFauna → Andean goose ⓘ
Chungará Lake → hasFauna → Andean goose ⓘ
Salar de Carcote → hasWildlife → Andean goose ⓘ