upland goose

English

A female and a male upland goose (left to right)

Noun

upland goose (plural upland geese)

1. A species of sheldgoose, Chloephaga picta, found in temperate grasslands.
   • 2000, Michael Bright, Wild South America, BBC Worldwide, published 2000, page 52:

     Male upland geese are highly territorial and will battle it out with any intruders.

Synonyms

• Magellan goose

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: valkopäähansu (fi)
• Russian: магелла́нов гусь m (magellánov gusʹ), обыкнове́нный магелла́нов гусь m (obyknovénnyj magellánov gusʹ)
• Spanish: ganso de Magallanes m, cauquén magallánico m, avutarda magallánica f, caiquén (es) m, cauquén común m
• Yámana: kímoa