The Orinoco Goose is a terrestrial grazer of wetlands and grasslands near fresh water. Its pale gray-buff head and neck contrast with reddish legs, back, and belly.
The head and neck are pale gray-buff, the legs salmon-red, and the back and belly rufous. The mostly blackish wings have a green-and-white patterned speculum.
It grazes on land and is closely tied to places with nearby fresh water, including wet savannas, wetlands, lake and river edges, and short grass.
Pairs breed in tree cavities. Both parents care for the young, although only the female incubates; large groups may gather after breeding.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.