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CAPE BARREN GOOSE FACTS |
Description
The Cape Barren Goose is a large grey goose with short tail, and dark spots on wings. The bill is black, but mostly covered with greenish-yellow skin (called cere). The legs are pink or red.
Other Names
Pig Goose
Size
75-90cm
Habitat
offshore islands, grassland, scrubby heathland
Food
grass and herbs, especially tussock grass
Breeding
nest is a shallow cup made of twigs lined with down. It is built on ground near bush or rock. Lays 3-6 dull white eggs.
Range
south-eastern coast of Australia, the southern coast of Western Australia and in south-eastern Victoria
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: | Anatidae | | Genus: | Cereopsis | | Species: | novaehollandiae | | Common Name: | Cape Barren Goose |
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