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Cape Barren Goose
Cereopsis novaehollandiaeLatham, 1801
Least ConcernEndemic
- Conservation
- Least Concern
- Commonness
- Endemic
- Best seen
- Year-round
01 · Identification
How to tell it apart
The Cape Barren goose, sometimes also known as the pig goose, is a species of goose endemic to southern Australia. It is a distinctive large, grey bird that is mostly terrestrial and is not closely related to other extant members of the subfamily Anserinae.
Description · wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0
02 · Where
Where to find it
- Breeding range
- Islands off south Australia
- Non-breeding range
- Adjacent coast
03 · When
When to look
Months this species is recorded across its Australian range.
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05 · Behaviour
Habits and haunts
06 · Gallery
Plumage up close
6 photos
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