What Animal Lives Where

Where has the Kelp Goose been recorded?

Chloephaga hybrida occurrence evidence comes from 222 records in 4 countries and territories, from 1910 to 2026. Most records come from Argentina.

Kelp Goose
Kelp Goose — Photo (display-sized rendition): Charles J. Sharp · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
AvesAnseriformesAnatidaeChloephaga

Observation evidence passport

Evidence found

222 records across 4 countries and territories, 1910–2026.

Chloephaga hybrida · GBIF taxon key 5232424

Source coverage

CC0 GBIF Animalia occurrence facets, including country, month and year summaries.

Refreshed 2026-08-23. Inspect the taxon on GBIF.

What this means

The species has been recorded in the listed places in the stated source universe. Peak month: May.

12 months reach at least 10% of the peak facet count.

What this does not mean

repeated describes the record pattern, not a formal range, residency, abundance or conservation assessment.

A single record remains evidence of a recording, not proof that a population lives there.

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When it is recorded

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Peak month: May. Records cluster in the months an animal is present and being looked for, so a summer peak can reflect observer effort as much as the animal.

Records over time

19102026

Recording effort has risen steeply almost everywhere since the 1990s, so a rising line usually shows more observers rather than more animals.

Where Kelp Goose has been recorded

The countries below show where occurrence evidence exists for Kelp Goose. They do not define a complete habitat range: survey effort differs by place, and historical or one-off records can appear alongside repeated presence.

PlaceRecordsShare
Argentina 168
Chile 37
Falkland Islands 10
United States 7

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Record pattern: repeated
Repeated records across many years and months. This is inferred from how many years and months the animal appears in, not from a range map — treat it as evidence, not a formal assessment.