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Chloephaga
Genus of birds / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Chloephaga is a genus of sheldgeese in the family Anatidae. Other sheldgeese are found in the genera Alopochen and Neochen.
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Sheldgoose | |
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Ruddy-headed goose, Chloephaga rubidiceps | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Anseriformes |
Family: | Anatidae |
Subfamily: | Tadorninae |
Genus: | Chloephaga Eyton, 1838 |
Type species | |
Anas magellanica[1] = Anas leucoptera Gmelin, JF 1789 | |
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