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title: "Orinoco Goose"
description: "Oressochen jubatus — Birds. The Orinoco goose (Neochen jubata) is a species of waterfowl in the tribe Tadornini of subfamily Anserinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/animal/orinoco-goose
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Orinoco Goose

> Oressochen jubatus — Birds. The Orinoco goose (Neochen jubata) is a species of waterfowl in the tribe Tadornini of subfamily Anserinae.

- Scientific name: *Oressochen jubatus*
- Category: `birds` (Birds)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lakes & rivers)
- iNaturalist observations: 797
- Wikidata: [Q56509442](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q56509442)
- iNaturalist taxon: [514125](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/514125)

## Names

- en: Orinoco Goose
- de: Orinokogans
- es: Ganso del Orinoco
- fr: Ouette de l'Orénoque

## Countries with the most observations

CO (216), BO (143), PE (123), BR (75), VE (29), AR (24), EC (5), CR (3)

## Summary

The Orinoco goose (Neochen jubata) is a species of waterfowl in the tribe Tadornini of subfamily Anserinae. It is found in every mainland South American country except Chile, French Guiana, Suriname, and Uruguay.

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

## Photo

![Orinoco Goose](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/orinoco-goose/medium.jpg)

Photo: russnamitz · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/311843902

## Machine access

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