#neochen

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friends im having some trouble making character decisions again so i need you to choose a bird. poll will run for 24 hours so vote now on your phones!

option 1: orinoco goose

option 2: ruddy shelduck

option 3: european roller

option 4: eurpean bee eater

option 5: spangled continga

option 6: palestine sunbird

[davidstanleytravel]

An Orinoco goose (Neochen jubata) shares space with a green iguana at the Aviario Nacional de Colombia near Cartagena. The geese are threatened by hunting and habitat loss while the iguanas are killed for their meat.

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Orinoco goose (Neochen jubata)

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Neochen jubata by Cláudio Dias Timm

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Neochen

Andean Geese, by Arpingstone, in the Public Domain

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Name: Neochen 

Status: Extant

First Described: 1918

Described By: Oberholser

Classification: Dinosauria, Saurischia, Eusaurischia, Theropoda, Neotheropoda, Averostra, Tetanurae, Orionides, Avetheropoda, Coelurosauria, Tyrannoraptora, Maniraptoriformes, Maniraptora, Pennaraptora, Paraves, Eumaniraptora, Averaptora, Avialae, Euavialae, Avebrevicauda, Pygostylia, Ornithothoraces, Euornithes, Ornithuromorpha, Ornithurae, Neornithes, Neognathae, Galloanserae, Anseriformes, Anseres, Anatoidea, Anatidae, Tadorninae 

Species: N. pugil (extinct), N. debilis (extinct), N. barbadiana (extinct), N. jubata (Orinoco Goose, extant), N. melanoptera (Andean Goose, extant) 

Andean Geese by Josue Hermoza, CC BY-SA 3.0

Neochen is a small genus of Shelducks that are, mistakenly, named Geese! These birds live entirely in South America, with two living species - the Orinoco Goose and the Andean Goose. Fossil evidence of this bird come from species known from the Middle to Late Pleistocene, so starting from around 1 million years ago, in the Calabrian age, with species obviously still around today. N. debilis is the earliest known species, living in Argentina, and it was quite small compared to living species. N. barbadiana is known from later in the Pleistocene and is known from Brazil and Argentina, and it was rather average in size. Finally, N. pugil lasted until the early Holocene, living in Brazil, and it actually grew to be much larger than the living Orinoco Goose. 

Orinoco Goose by BirdPhotos, CC BY 3.0 

The Orinoco Goose is a fairly rare bird, considered near threatened with extinction, known from the tropical forests in South America. It has a pale head and neck, with a reddish body and green-black wings, as well as pink legs and a black bill. The sexes are identical in color, with the males being larger; the juveniles, as per usual, are duller in color. They are very terrestrial and even perch in trees, rarely found flying. They are very territorial and nest in hollow trees, rather than on the ground. 

Andean Goose by Arpingstone, in the Public Domain 

The Andean Goose is slightly better fairing, not considered threatened with extinction. They live primarily in the Andes, usually above 3000 meters, and they are very terrestrial birds. They are heavily built, with white fronts of their bodies and black tails, with pink bills and eggs. They graze on grasses in their high environment, and actually has more efficient hemoglobin for better breathing in the low-oxygen environment they call home. They nest on the ground and are very territorial during the breeding season. 

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Sources: 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neochen

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neochen_pugil 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neochen_debilis 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neochen_barbadiana

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orinoco_goose 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andean_goose

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Ansere de Egypto, Ansere del Orinoco | Louis Agassiz Fuertes | A natural history of the ducks v.1 (1922) | Dominio public

[asterwild]

Orinoco geese (Neochen jubata) are found in the tropical forests of South America. They are known to roost in trees, and prefer walking to flying or swimming.

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[walterjenkel]

©photography by Walter Jenkel 2020 Orinoco goose (Neochen jubata) WALTER JENKEL @WalterJenkel walter_jenkel

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Las Aves de que surcan los Llanos orientales y el Parrque Arawana

Cuando vas en tu carro visitando algún lugar de los llanos orientales colombianos, es común divisar en los potreros, esteros, morichales y lagunas, cientos de aves que adornan el recorrido y que lo hace muy especial. Se considera que en la actualidad hay alrededor de 800 especies de aves que vuelan en los Llanos Orientales de colombianos y muchas de ellas solo son migratorias, pues no es característico de la zona tener especies endémicas, ya que la mayoría de las especies tanto de aves como de fauna silvestre es compartida con los llanos venezolanos.

En los llanos hay especies como el ganso del Orinoco (Neochen jubata) diversidad de garzas (Ardea, Egretta Egrets y Herons) cigüeñas (Mycteria, Ciconia, Jabiru Storks), y corocoras (Phimosus, Edocimus Ibis), la pava hedionda o chenchena el hoacín (Opisthocomus hoazin), también conocido como hoatzín.

El parque Arawana alberga aproximadamente 250 especies de aves entre las que se cuentan corocoras, alcaravanes, patos laguneros, carreteros, aguja, palomas, gavilanes, garrapateros de diferentes especies, aves zancudas, mirlas, hormigueros, colibrís, tangaras, canarios y en fin un sin número de colores exóticos que adornan los plumajes que enaltecen el verde de la llanura.

Cerca de Villavicencio hay otros sitios donde se puede realizar un excelente avistamiento de aves, lugares como Bosque Bavaria, Cubarral, Restrepo, Altos de Buenavista, Bioparque de los Ocarros, sector de San Juanito y el Calvario, Lagos de Menegua, en donde observará además de las aves otras especies singulares de fauna silvestre adornada de un bonito atardecer o amanecer llanero. (NAQA guía profesional).

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Orinoco goose (Neochen jubata)

[davidstanleytravel]

An Orinoco goose (Neochen jubata) shares space with a green iguana at the Aviario Nacional de Colombia near Cartagena. The geese are threatened by hunting and habitat loss while the iguanas are killed for their meat.

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Pato-corredor (Neochen jubata) by Cláudio Timm https://flic.kr/p/28BkmRX

[avianmalaria]

Arthropod-borne agents in wild Orinoco geese (Neochen jubata) in Brazil.

http://dlvr.it/QX7kYt

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Cute Animal pato-corredor (Neochen jubata) http://ift.tt/2GP6N9G

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Arthropod-borne agents in wild Orinoco geese (Neochen jubata) in Brazil.

http://dlvr.it/Q0hDXY