Chloephaga
| Sheldgoose | |
|---|---|
| Ruddy-headed goose, Chloephaga rubidiceps | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Subfamily: | Tadorninae |
| Genus: | Chloephaga Eyton, 1838 |
| Type species | |
| Anas magellanica = Anas leucoptera Gmelin, JF 1789 | |
| Species | |
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Chloephaga is a genus of sheldgeese in the family Anatidae. Other sheldgeese are found in the genera Alopochen and Neochen.
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