grey head; ruddy breast; striped flanks; orange legs (Zoo; 2012-10-23)


Ashy-headed Goose
Chloephaga poliocephala

Native Range: South America

Notes: native to southern Chile and Argentina; shows modest sexual dimorphism with the female being smaller and slightly duller than the male.

pair, with male to the left (Zoo; 2012-10-23)
brownish-grey upperparts (Zoo; 2012-10-23)

large white wing patch sometimes visible (Zoo; 2012-10-23)