Mangoverde :: World Bird Guide :: Ducks, Geese and Swans :: Orinoco Goose

Orinoco Goose Neochen jubata

Described by: Spix (1825)
Alternate common name(s): None known by website authors
Old scientific name(s): None known by website authors

Photographs

Venezuela - 1996 © Tim Boucher  Rio Madre de Dios, Peru - Aug, 2009 © Jean-Philippe Paris  Tambopata Research Center, Peru - Aug, 2008 © Jean-Michel Fenerole 
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Range

N. to c. South America;
E. Colombia (Arauca to Meta), c. Venezuela (Orinoco River Basin), Guyana, Surinam, Guiana, Amazonian Brazil (Ilanos region only) s. to s. Amazonas, n. Mato Grosso and Sao Paulo, e. Peru (banks of Tambopata River, Madre de Dios, Puno), n., e. and se. Bolivia (Beni, Santa Cruz and Tarija on the Rio Yacuma, Laguna Beni and Laguna Pando), Paraguay and n. Argentina in Salta and Jujuy (w. Rio Bermejo).

Videos

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Sounds

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References

Clements, James F. Birds of the World: A Checklist. Vista, CA: Ibis Publishing Company, 2000.

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