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MAGPIE GOOSE FACTS |
Description
The Magpie Goose has black and white plumage and yellowish legs. The feet are only partially webbed. Can form large and noisy flocks of up to a few thousand individuals. The voice is a loud honking.
Size
80-85cm, wing span 1.5m
Habitat
open wet areas such as floodplains, swamps, dams.
Food
sedges, grasses, seeds
Breeding
The nest is on the ground made of trampled vegetation. Typical clutch is 5-14 eggs- average 7.
Range
coastal northern Australia
Credits:
Map is from Atlas of Living Australia website at https://biocache.ala.org.au licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Classification
| Class: | Aves | | Order: | Anseriformes | | Family: | Anseranatidae | | Genus: | Anseranas | | Species: | semipalmata | | Common Name: | Magpie Goose |
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