Oressochen jubatus
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~30%
The Orinoco goose (Neochen jubata) is a species of waterfowl in the tribe Tadornini of subfamily Anserinae. It is found in every mainland South American country except Chile, French Guiana, Suriname, and Uruguay. The Orinoco goose's taxonomy is unsettled. The International Ornithological Committee (IOC) and BirdLife International's Handbook of the Birds of the World (HBW) place it alone in the genus Neochen. 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 Andean goose in the resurrected genus Oressochen. The IOC and HBW place the Andean goose in the genus Chloephaga.
Two fossil relatives have been described from Pleistocene sites in South America, Neochen pugil and N. debilis. The Orinoco goose is monotypic. The Orinoco goose is 61 to 76 cm (24 to 30 in) long. Males weigh about 1.8 kg (4.0 lb) and females about 1.3 kg (2.9 lb). Adult males have an off-white head, neck, and breast with slight buffy streaks on the nape and buffy scalloping on the breast. Their mantle is gray with white scalloping... Wikipedia →
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Colombia · 2019
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| # | Park | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tambopata National Reserve | 🇵🇪 Peru | |
| 2 | Manu National Park | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Medellín | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report an Orinoco Goose sighting in Manu National Park on a given day, based on 225 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 304th most-seen of the 641 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 30%, if each day is a fresh chance.
May, July and October–November
In those months about 10% of wildlife watchers report an Orinoco Goose in Manu National Park on a given day, against under 5% in June, August–September and December–April, the lowest months.
Between 9 am and noon
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Orinoco 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.
2nd of 2
Of the 2 parks where we can rate Orinoco Goose sightings, Manu National Park ranks 2nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Tambopata National Reserve (Peru, about 10%).
Same family: Anatidae
The closest relatives of the Orinoco Goose that you can see in Manu National Park (family Anatidae, Ducks, Geese, and Swans) are Brazilian Teal (about 10%) and Muscovy Duck (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Orinoco Goose is recorded against all the birds logged in Manu National Park (225 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.
