Unggas air (Waterfowl)
Andean Goose
Chloephaga melanoptera
- tidak umum
- 70 km/h
- Risiko rendah
Lives above 3,000m on Andean bofedales. Barely swims, grazes alpine cushion plants at altitude.
- Populasi
- ~25,000–100,000 individuals (16,700–66,700 mature), stable trend
- Habitat
- High-Andean bogs, marshes, peatlands, and lake/lagoon shores; freshwater and terrestrial wetlands from roughly 300–5,000 m elevation, mostly above 3,000 m
- Fakta menarik
- Andean Geese carry a hemoglobin mutation that greatly boosts oxygen affinity in their blood, letting them live and breed year-round at elevations up to 5,000 m where oxygen is scarce.
- Sebaran
- Andes of Peru, Bolivia, Chile, and Argentina (extent of occurrence ~2,550,000 km²)
- Makanan
- Almost entirely herbivorous grazer — grasses, sedges, and aquatic plants (e.g. Chara, Lilaeopsis, Myriophyllum, Nostoc)
- Ukuran
- 0,75 m
- Masa hidup
- 5,2 tahun
