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Kay's Gallery: Magpie Goose (1/2)
ANSERIFORMES: Anseranatidae
Anseranas semipalmata
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© Kay Parkin 2012
Kakadu National Park, NT (Sep, 2012)
The Magpie Goose is different enough to all other water-fowl to have been placed in a sub-family by itself.
One difference is that its feet are only semi-webbed, hence the scientific name semipalmata.
Magpie Goose
Magpie Goose