Magpie Goose Gallery

Magpie Goose - hugh flock of Magpie Geese flies over wetlands about to land

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Magpie Goose - hugh flock of Magpie Geese flies over wetlands about to land
Fogg Dam, Northern Territory, Australia
Anseranas semipalmata
Steffen & Alexandra Sailer
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Magpie Geese - Flock in flight over the South Alligator floodplains at the end of the dry season

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Magpie Geese - Flock in flight over the South Alligator floodplains at the end of the dry season
Kakadu National Park,
N.T. Australia
Anseranus semipalmata Anseranas semipalmata
Fm: Anseranatidae
Jean Paul Ferrero
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Magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata)

Magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata), in billabong water, foraging for roots, bulbs and swamp grass seeds, only incidentally swallowing small invertebrates. Is considered a living fossil, having developed before the extinction period of 66 million years ago. It is placed in its own family and genus. Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia

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