Ruddy-headed goose
Chloephaga rubidiceps P. L. Sclater, 1861
The ruddy-headed goose (Chloephaga rubidiceps) is a species in the family Anatidae, order Anseriformes. Recorded adults weigh 1.35 kg to 2.09 kg. Its IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.
Quick facts about the ruddy-headed goose
- Weight
- 1.35 kg – 2.09 kgsrc for Weight
- Length
- Not recorded
- Lifespan
- Not recorded
- Diet
- Herbivoresrc for Diet
- Main food
- Not recorded
- Habitat
- grasslandsrc for Habitat
- Egg incubation
- 30 dayssrc for Egg incubation
- Young per litter or clutch
- 6 – 6.3src for Young per litter or clutch
- Litters or clutches a year
- 1src for Litters or clutches a year
- Lifestyle
- Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle
- Migration
- Partialsrc for Migration
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status
- Countries on record
- Not recorded
Where does the ruddy-headed goose live?
Not recorded
What is the ruddy-headed goose?
The ruddy-headed goose (Chloephaga rubidiceps) is a species of waterfowl in tribe Tadornini of subfamily Anserinae. It is found in Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands.
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Is the ruddy-headed goose endangered?
The ruddy-headed goose is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.
- LCLeast Concern
- NTNear Threatened
- VUVulnerable
- ENEndangered
- CRCritically Endangered
- EWExtinct in the Wild
- EXExtinct
Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species. What the categories mean.
How is the ruddy-headed goose classified?
- kingdomAnimalia
- phylumChordata
- classAves
- orderAnseriformes
- familyAnatidae
- genusChloephaga
- SpeciesChloephaga rubidiceps P. L. Sclater, 1861
Other names and names in other languages (31)
- إوز محمر الرأسArabic
- oca de cap rogencCatalan
- husice rudohlaváCzech
- husice rezavohlaváCzech
- gŵydd bengochWelsh
- Rødhovedet GåsDanish
- RotkopfgansGerman
- ruĝkapa anseroEsperanto
- Cauquén coloradoSpanish
- Canquén coloradoSpanish
- väike-nösuhaniEstonian
- punapäähansuFinnish
- Ouette à tête rousseFrench
- riđoglava guskaCroatian
- rőtesfejű lúdHungarian
- Oca testarossicciaItalian
- チャガシラコバシガンJapanese
- rusvagalvė žąsisLithuanian
- RoodkopgansDutch
- brunhodegåsNorwegian
- magelanka rudogłowaPolish
- ganso-de-cabeça-ruivaPortuguese
- Рыжеголовый гусьRussian
- Красноголовый гусьRussian
- bernaška červenohlaváSlovak
- Crvenoglava guskaSerbian
- rosthuvad gåsSwedish
- Kızıl Başlı KazTurkish
- каргарка рудоголоваUkrainian
- 棕头草雁Chinese
- 棕頭草雁Chinese
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Relatives of the ruddy-headed goose
Other species in the same genus Chloephaga.
Upland goose
Chloephaga picta
Andean goose
Chloephaga melanoptera
Ashy-headed goose
Chloephaga poliocephala
Kelp goose
Chloephaga hybrida
CompareRuddy-headed goose vs Upland gooseRuddy-headed goose vs Andean gooseRuddy-headed goose vs Ashy-headed gooseRuddy-headed goose vs Kelp goose
Common questions
Answered only where our data holds the answer.
How big is the ruddy-headed goose?
An adult ruddy-headed goose weighs 1.35 kg – 2.09 kg, according to values recorded on Wikidata.
Is the ruddy-headed goose endangered?
The ruddy-headed goose is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, meaning it is not currently at risk of extinction.
What kind of animal is the ruddy-headed goose?
The ruddy-headed goose (Chloephaga rubidiceps) belongs to the family Anatidae in the order Anseriformes.
Sources and how to cite this page
Data as of 2026-11-11. How this page is put together.
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Myhrvold, N.P., Baldridge, E., Chan, B., Sivam, D., Freeman, D.L. & Ernest, S.K.M. (2015) An amniote life-history database to perform comparative analyses with birds, mammals, and reptiles. Ecology 96: 3109. https://doi.org/10.1890/15-0846R.1. Data: https://doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.3563457.v1 - AVONET: morphological, ecological and geographical data for all birds · CC BY 4.0 · v7
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