Males are slightly larger than females but otherwise they are alike. Length 55- 61 cm, (21.5 - 24 inches) Marginally larger than the similar Ruddy-headed goose, but easily recognised by its distinctive ashy grey head and reddish chestnut mantle and upper breast. and its white belly.  White eye ring. Yellow legs.

Resident/ vagrant on the Falkland Islands. Breeds in Southern and Western Patagonia, ranging as far north as Buenos Aires province.

Sources include: Falkland Islands State of the Environment Report 2008 Otley H, Munro G, Clausen A, Ingham B. A Field Guide to the Wildlife of The Falkland Islands and South Georgia - Ian J Strange, Guide to Birds of the Falkland Islands- Robin W. Woods.

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