resurrected genus Oressochen. The IOC and HBW place the Orinoco goose in genus Neochen. The Andean goose is monotypic. The Andean goose is 70 to 76 cm (28...

Merganetta Gould 1842 (Torrent duck) Genus Chloephaga Eyton 1838 Genus Neochen Oberholser 1918 Genus Cyanochen (Rüppell 1845) Bonaparte 1856 (blue-winged...

which belong to the shelduck subfamily Tadorninae. These are: The Orinoco goose (Neochen jubata) The Egyptian goose (Alopochen aegyptiaca) The South American...

small round dot behind the eye, and a larger oval spot down the side of the neck. A black crown stripe runs over the top of the head, with chestnut patches...

intervals. The eggs are incubated only by the female over a period of 34-37 days. Both parents care for the young once hatched. Cape Barren geese are capable...

Pleistovultur nevesi Various Tadorninae spp. Neochen debilis Neochen pugil Psilopterus (small terror bird remains dated to the Late Pleistocene, but these are disputed)...

vegetation. The diet of the freckled duck has been subjected to a degree of controversy and disagreement over the years, potentially due to the versatile...

(Pteronura brasiliensis), Orinoco goose (Neochen jubata) and harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja). Endangered species include the Orinoco crocodile, giant otter and...

fight over food, territory or mates. The females fight with each other less often. Some adults will peck at the ducklings if they are eating at the same...

Egyptian goose and Mascarene shelducks (1 living species, 2 extinct) Neochen, (2 species) Chloephaga, sheldgeese (4 species) Hymenolaimus, blue duck...

Davenport, Lisa Clare (10 September 2021). "Conservation of the Orinoco Goose (Neochen Jubata) in the Middle Araguaia River, Tocantins, Brazil". Ornitología...

derived from the swan goose. Most species are hunted to a greater or lesser extent; in some areas, some populations are threatened by over-hunting and...

ducks with each other over territory disputes are observed in nature. They even kill waterbirds that are several times their size. The genus Tachyeres was...

can reach a length of over 1.5 m (59 in) and weigh over 15 kg (33 lb). Their wingspans can be over 3.1 m (10 ft). Compared to the closely related geese...

to just over a kilogram. Males and females look similar, with males having a slightly more prominent crest than females. The feathers of the mantle, back...

|date= / |doi= mismatch (help) IUCN (2016-10-01). "Neochen jubata: BirdLife International: The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2016: e.T22679987A92837649"...

was reportedly collected on the Indonesian island of Waigeo, there is some doubt over the veracity of that claim, as the species is not now found there...

well to the presence of humans. Two extinct species have been described from the Late Pleistocene of Barbados, the goose Neochen barbadiana and the Barbados...

projection at its front end; and the canal of the extensor tendon is placed centrally over the intercondylar fossa. Features of the carpometacarpus allow for...

pintail, Anas acuta LC Northern shoveler, Spatula clypeata LC Orinoco goose, Neochen jubata (A) NT Pink-footed goose, Anser brachyrhynchus (C) LC Red-breasted...

it does not demonstrate the rapidity required to warrant worrying over the possibility of distinction or at-risk status. The population size, varying...

for the upper beak. The head of the animal was proportionally large and it is described as "head-heavy" by the authors. A bony shelf extends over the posterior...

whistling-duck, Dendrocygna bicolor Brant, Branta bernicla (A) Orinoco goose, Neochen jubata (A) Common shelduck, Tadorna tadorna (A) Muscovy duck, Cairina moschata...

the Palearctic and all over North America, migrating to more southerly coasts in winter, and as resident birds in the Hawaiian Islands. Alone in the Southern...

bicolor Black-bellied whistling-duck, Dendrocygna autumnalis Orinoco goose, Neochen jubatus Muscovy duck, Cairina moschata Comb duck, Sarkidiornis sylvicola...

patch over the lower breast and belly. She has a light reddish-brown crest extending from the back of the head. During the nonbreeding season the male...

have large spurs on their wings which are used in fights over mates and territorial disputes. The southern screamer is overall fairly common and sometimes...

two years. Males engage in leks on the wintering and breeding grounds, where groups of males attempt to win over an individual female with elaborate...

subfossils from the sites of Ampasambazimba, Antsirabe and Ampoza, Madagascar: Changes in the avifauna of south central Madagascar over the past few millennia...

Dendrocygna bicolor Canada goose, Branta canadensis (A) Orinoco goose, Neochen jubata (A) Muscovy duck, Cairina moschata Wood duck, Aix sponsa (A) Blue-winged...