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Neochen

Genus of birds

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Neochen is a genus of birds in the family Anatidae.

01Extant species

The genus contains a single living species:

Image	Scientific name	Common name	Distribution
	Neochen jubata	Orinoco goose	South America

02Fossil species

†Neochen barbadiana - Late Pleistocene, Barbados
†Neochen debilis - Middle Pleistocene, Argentina
†Neochen pugil - Late Pleistocene or Early Holocene, Brazil

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