Upland goose (Chloephaga picta)

Classification: Genus Chloephaga; Subfamily Tadorninae; Subfamily Dabbling ducks plus extinct (Anatinae); Family Waterfowl (Anatidae)
General: The upland goose or Magellan goose (Chloephaga picta) is a sheldgoose of the shelduck-sheldgoose subfamily of the Anatidae, the biological family that includes the ducks and most duck-like waterfowl such as the geese and swans.^[2][3] Sheldgeese resemble true geese and display similar habits, yet they are more closely related to shelducks and ducks.^[3] The two recognized subspecies of upland goose are the continental picta subspecies and the insular (island) leucoptera subspecies. [more]

First documented observation : 2019-02-06 in Patagonia.