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The Cape Barren goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae [2]), 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 .
The Recherche Cape Barren goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae grisea), also known as the Cape Barren goose (southwestern), is large grazing bird found along the southern coast of Western Australia. It is a subspecies of the Cape Barren goose , the other subspecies of which inhabits islands and coastal regions of Bass Strait in south-eastern Australia.
He noted "plenty" of little penguin, Cape Barren geese and other birds. [35] A holiday-maker visiting the Sir Joseph Banks group in 1923 noted the presence of little penguins, commenting that "On every island there are hundreds of nests,or rather roosts, of the fairy penguins, with their meek faces poking up under the barest shelter."
Geese in the genus Cereopsis or wax like. ... Cape Barren goose This page was last edited on 16 June 2019, at 00:12 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
Various breeding programs have repopulated Cape Barren goose to a level where they are now considered stable, however their overall population remains one of the rarest geese. [15] Serendip Sanctuary provides an ideal habitat for captive breeding, replicating the Cape Barren goose natural habitat in areas of pasture, tussock grass and low scrub ...
Genus Branta – black geese; Unresolved. Genus Coscoroba – coscoroba swan; These two genera are distinct from other geese and often elevated to a subfamily of their own (Cereopsinae), or alternatively into the shelduck subfamily Tadorninae: Tribe Cereopseini. Genus Cereopsis – Cape Barren goose; Genus †Cnemiornis – New Zealand geese ...
Cape Barren goose, Cereopsis novaehollandiae; Freckled duck, Stictonetta naevosa; Mute swan, Cygnus olor; Black swan, Cygnus atratus; Australian shelduck, Tadorna tadornoides; Cotton pygmy-goose, Nettapus coromandelianus (A) [22] Australian wood duck, Chenonetta jubata; Garganey, Spatula querquedula (A) [22] Australian shoveler, Spatula rhynchotis
Anseriformes is an order of birds also known as waterfowl that comprises about 180 living species of birds in three families: Anhimidae (three species of screamers), Anseranatidae (the magpie goose), and Anatidae, the largest family, which includes over 170 species of waterfowl, among them the ducks, geese, and swans. Most modern species in the ...