Magpie goose - Wikipedia
Magpie geese are unmistakable birds with their black and white plumage and yellowish legs. The feet are only partially webbed, and the magpie goose feeds on vegetable matter in the water, as well as on land. Males are larger than females. Unlike true geese, their molt is gradual, so no flightless periods result.
Magpie Goose - eBird
Large black-and-white waterbird with bulbous lump on the top of its head and striking orange legs and feet. Often seen in very large, noisy flocks. Typically found in and around wetlands, pastures, and orchards across northern Australia. Also perches in trees and on branches.
Magpie goose | Australian, Wetlands, Endangered | Britannica
magpie goose, (Anseranas semipalmata), large unusual waterfowl of Australia and Papua New Guinea. Although classified by many ornithologists as the sole member of the subfamily Anseranatinae in family Anatidae (ducks, geese, and swans), it may merit recognition as a separate family in order Anseriformes on account of its primitive characteristics.
Anseranatidae - Wikipedia
Anseranatidae, the magpie-geese, is a biological family of waterbirds. The only living species, the magpie goose, is a resident breeder in northern Australia and in southern New Guinea.
Magpie Goose - The Australian Museum
The Magpie Goose is widespread throughout coastal northern and eastern Australia. It can be seen from Fitzroy River, Western Australia, through northern Australia to Rockhampton, Queensland, and has been extending its range into coastal New South Wales to the Clarence River and further south.
Magpie Goose - Stories you wear
Magpie Goose is an Aboriginal owned and led social enterprise clothing label that fosters the celebration of Aboriginal culture, people and stories. Designs by Aboriginal artists are hand screen printed onto natural fibres, and ethically made into wearable art pieces (in Australia).
ADW: Anseranas semipalmata: INFORMATION
Magpie geese are black on the head, neck, tail, and wings. The rest of the body is white, with orange feet and legs. Magpie geese have only partially webbed feet and the head has a fairly obvious "knob" on it. Juveniles lack this "knob" and the white areas on their bodies are more gray.
Magpie Goose - BirdLife Australia
The Magpie Goose is widespread throughout coastal northern and eastern Australia and inhabits floodplains and wet grasslands. The Magpie Goose has a black neck and head, with a characteristic knob on the crown (larger in males), which increases in size with age.
Magpie Goose (Anseranas semipalmata) Information | Earth Life
2023年7月13日 · The Magpie Goose, Anseranas semipalmata, is a waterbird species found in coastal northern Australia and savannah in southern New Guinea. It is a unique member of the order Anseriformes, and arranged in a family and genus distinct from all other living waterfowl.
Magpie Goose (Macquarie Marshes) · iNaturalist Australia
The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative waterbird species of the family Anseranatidae. It is a resident breeder in northern Australia and a vagrant to southern New Guinea. The species was once also widespread in southern Australia, but disappeared from there largely due to the drainage of the wetlands where ...