The Ashy-headed Goose is a small sheldgoose of Chile and southern Argentina. The sexes have similar plumage, and the birds use wetlands and grasslands in different seasons.
It is a relatively small sheldgoose, and males and females have similar plumage.
It moves north during the austral winter. Pairs and families may gather into small flocks on open grassland, and the geese swim only rarely.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.