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title: "Ashy-headed Goose"
description: "Chloephaga poliocephala — Birds. The ashy-headed goose (Chloephaga poliocephala) is a species of waterfowl in tribe Tadornini of subfamily Anserinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/ashy-headed-goose
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Ashy-headed Goose

> Chloephaga poliocephala — Birds. The ashy-headed goose  (Chloephaga poliocephala) is a species of waterfowl in tribe Tadornini of subfamily Anserinae.

- Scientific name: *Chloephaga poliocephala*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 2203
- Wikidata: [Q766276](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q766276)
- iNaturalist taxon: [7114](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7114)

## Names

- en: Ashy-headed Goose
- de: Graukopfgans
- es: Cauquén real
- fr: Ouette à tête grise
- nl: Grijskopgans
- pt: Ganso-de-cabeça-cinzenta
- pl: Magelanka siwogłowa

## Countries with the most observations

AR (1512), CL (555), IT (3)

## Summary

The ashy-headed goose  (Chloephaga poliocephala) is a species of waterfowl in tribe Tadornini of subfamily Anserinae. It is found in Argentina and Chile.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashy-headed_goose

## Photo

![Ashy-headed Goose](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/ashy-headed-goose/medium.jpg)

Photo: Julia Ariadna · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/338628249

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/ashy-headed-goose?lang=en` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).