---
title: "Kelpgans"
description: "Chloephaga hybrida — Vogels. The kelp goose (Chloephaga hybrida) is a species of waterfowl in tribe the Tadornini of the subfamily Anserinae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/kelp-goose
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Kelpgans

> Chloephaga hybrida — Vogels. The kelp goose (Chloephaga hybrida) is a species of waterfowl in tribe the Tadornini of the subfamily Anserinae.

- Scientific name: *Chloephaga hybrida*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren)
- iNaturalist observations: 1664
- Wikidata: [Q368251](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q368251)
- iNaturalist taxon: [7113](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7113)

## Names

- en: Kelp Goose
- de: Kelpgans
- es: Caranca
- fr: Ouette marine
- nl: Kelpgans
- pt: Ganso-papa-alga
- pl: Magelanka skalna

## Countries with the most observations

AR (738), CL (576), FK (308)

## Summary

The kelp goose (Chloephaga hybrida) is a species of waterfowl in tribe the Tadornini of the subfamily Anserinae. It is found in Argentina, Chile, and the Falkland Islands.

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

## Photo

![Kelpgans](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/kelp-goose/medium.jpg)

Photo: ferferrari · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/334786173

## Machine access

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