UPLAND or MAGELLAN GOOSE White Phase Chloephaga picta

Both races of Upland Goose occur as a white phase, which is unbarred on the belly and lower flanks, in the case of leucoptera it is the sole phase. The female is identical in both phases, but barred birds seem to be the predominant phase on Tierra del Fuego and the southern mainland. This has led to a suggestion that barred birds may be a seperate species, but intermediates do occur, if only on a small scale, and genetic studies would be required, hardly a priority given the species' abundance.

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