Chloephaga melanoptera
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In 3 days >90%
The Andean goose (Chloephaga melanoptera) is a species of waterfowl in tribe Tadornini of subfamily Anserinae. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, and Peru. The Andean goose's taxonomy is unsettled. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) and BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) place it in genus Chloephaga with several other geese. However, based on a molecular phylogenetic study published in 2014, the South American Classification Committee of the American Ornithological Society and the Clements taxonomy place it and the Orinoco goose in the resurrected genus Oressochen. The IOC and HBW place the Orinoco goose in genus Neochen.
The Andean goose is monotypic. The Andean goose is 70 to 76 cm (28 to 30 in) long and weighs 2.73 and 3.64 kg (6.0 and 8.0 lb). Both sexes have the same plumage. Adults' heads and bodies are white. Some scapulars have sooty centers and others are dark brown, giving a striped appearance to the shoulders. The wing's primaries and the tail are black with a greenish gloss. Their bill is coral red with a black nail and the legs and feet are light red. Downy young are mostly... Wikipedia →
| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lauca National Park | 🇨🇱 Chile |
More parks will be added in future updates.
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santiago | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| # | Zoo / Centre | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parc des oiseaux | 🇫🇷 France | |
| 2 | Wildlife World Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 3 | Berlin Zoological Garden | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Bioparque Municipal Vesty Pakos | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 5 | Cologne Zoological Garden | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 6 | Philadelphia Zoo | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 7 | Faunia | 🇪🇸 Spain | |
| 8 | Parque de las Leyendas | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 9 | Krasnodar Safari Park | 🇷🇺 Russia | |
| 10 | Bois de la Bâtie | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | |
| 11 | Chilean National Zoo | 🇨🇱 Chile | |
| 12 | Tracy Aviary | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 13 | Arequipa zoo | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 14 | Zoológico de Oruro | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | |
| 15 | Aquarium Berlin | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 16 | Cologne Zoo Aquarium | 🇩🇪 Germany |
Likely
About 60% of wildlife watchers report an Andean Goose sighting in Lauca National Park on a given day, based on 1,003 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 3rd most-seen of the 112 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to over 90%, if each day is a fresh chance.
January
In that month about 80% of wildlife watchers report an Andean Goose in Lauca National Park on a given day, against about 50% in May, August–September and December, the lowest months. That is one of Lauca National Park's wettest months, with about 150 mm of rain against almost none in May.
Between 10 am and 1 pm
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Andean Goose sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
Only Lauca National Park, in our data
Lauca National Park is the only park on Wallace's Line with enough records to rate Andean Goose sightings: about 60% of wildlife watchers there report one on a given day.
Same family: Anatidae
The closest relatives of the Andean Goose that you can see in Lauca National Park (family Anatidae, Ducks, Geese, and Swans) are Crested Duck (about 60%), Speckled Teal (about 60%) and Puna Teal (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Andean Goose is recorded against all the birds logged in Lauca National Park (1,003 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
