Australian Geese, Swans
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FAMILY : Ducks, Geese and Swans
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Canada Goose
(Branta canadensis) |
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The Canada Goose is a large brownish goose with a black head and black neck. It has a white marking on sides of face and under the chin. The back is brown and breast is pale creamy brown. The rump is white, and tail is black. The legs and bill are... Click to continue> |
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Cape Barren Goose
(Cereopsis novaehollandiae) |
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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. Click to continue> |
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Black Swan
(Cygnus atratus) |
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The Black Swan is a large water bird with all black plumage, except for the red bill, dark grey legs and white tips of the wing feathers. Both sexes are similar, with female slightly smaller and lighter than a male. The cygnets have light grey... Click to continue> |
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Mute Swan
(Cygnus olor) |
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The Mute Swan is native to Europe and Asia and was been introduced to Australia in nineteenth century. It is a large white bird with orange bill with black knob at the base. It can grow to 160 cm long with wing span up to 240 cm. Males are larger... Click to continue> |
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Cotton Pygmy-goose
(Nettapus coromandelianus) |
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Green Pygmy-goose
(Nettapus pulchellus) |
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A small duck with short bill. Dark green on back, and on neck in male. Top of head blackish, rest of body white, with dark scaly pattern on chest, sides and rump. In the breeding season males have white cheeks.
Occurs in pairs or small... Click to continue> |
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FAMILY : Magpie-goose
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Magpie Goose
(Anseranas semipalmata) |
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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. Click to continue> |
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