🐾 What Animal Lives Where

Where does the Ruddy-headed Goose live?

Chloephaga rubidiceps has 10,424 records in 7 countries and territories, from 1904 to 2026. Most records come from Chile.

AnimaliaChordataAvesAnseriformesAnatidaeChloephaga

When it is recorded

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Peak month: November. 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.

Where it is recorded

PlaceRecordsShare
Chile 4,342
Falkland Islands 4,204
Argentina 1,851
Germany 17
United States 7
United Kingdom 2
Nigeria 1

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Status from the records: resident
Recorded across many years and months — an established presence. 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.