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Orinoco Goose
Neochen jubata (Spix, 1825)
Anatidae — Ducks, Geese, Swans
Orinoco Goose is a South American duck, goose and swan in the family Anatidae. It is placed in the genus Neochen and is the only member of that genus. Its breeding range extends from Amazonia to northern Argentina. The species occurs across much of mainland South America, with Chile, French Guiana, Suriname and Uruguay excluded from its range. It is found in wet savanna and beside large freshwater wetlands, and in the dry season it also uses river beaches and oxbow lakes in the Amazon Basin.
- Order
- Anseriformes
- Family
- Anatidae — Ducks, Geese, Swans
- Breeding range
- South America: Amazonia to n Argentina
