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during the breeding season. At this time of the year, the geese may violently put the spur on the bend of the wings to use in conflicts with other birds. Adult male geese are especially prone to attacking other adult males. The large nest is usually concealed in vegetation near water, but tree holes, cavities in rocks, old
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burrow have been used as nests. When choosing a tree-nest site, they will generally select a nest located close to the ground at between 20 and 100 cm (7.9 and 39.4 in) high in trees 3 to 4 m (9.8 to 13.1 ft) high. Generally, they prefer quiet, undisturbed stretches of riverbank
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The spur-winged goose is gregarious, generally meeting in small flocks that contain up to 50 birds. They occur around various
African rivers, lakes and swamps. Varied sites may be used for post-breeding moulting, in which case large numbers of the geese may congregate. This common species feeds by
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The breeding season for spur-winged geese is variable across the range. In the north, breeding generally occurs from August to
December, in eastern Africa from January to June and in southern Africa from August to May. This species is highly aggressive to other waterfowl (including conspecifics)
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Adults are 75–115 cm (30–45 in) long, and weigh an average of 4–6.8 kg (8.8–15.0 lb) (rarely up to 10 kg (22 lb)), with ganders (males) being noticeably larger than the geese. The wingspan can range from 150 to 200 cm (59 to 79 in). One source claims the
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The male differs from the female, not only in size, but also in having a larger red facial patch extending back from the red bill, and a knob at the base of the upper mandible. This is generally a quiet species. Typically, only males make a call, which consists of a soft bubbling
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The spur-winged goose is a common bird of
African wetlands. Perhaps the main threat to the species is development and destruction of wetland habitats and unregulated hunting. A counting survey of the population in western Africa wetlands from
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average weight of males is around 6 kg (13 lb) and the weight of females is around 4.7 kg (10 lb). However, 11 individuals that were banded in
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grazing, but spends the middle part of the day resting by water. Its diet consists predominantly of plant matter such as the vegetative parts and seeds of
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Waterfowl: an
Identification Guide to the Ducks, Geese, and Swans of the World
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in early 1977 produced a count of 10,000 geese, mostly being found in the
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Agreement on the
Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds
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Ethiopia, south to Angola and the River Zambezi
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Sinclair, Ian; Hockey, Phil; Tarboton, Warwick (2002).
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736:"Plectropterus gambensis- Spur-winged goose (Species)"
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Southern African Birds
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366:is 42.5 to 55 cm (16.7 to 21.7 in), the
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613:. This bird is one of the species to which the
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866:"Page 4 - Guinness World Records 2014 Preview"
832:CRC Handbook of Avian Body Masses, 2nd Edition
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886:del Hoyo, J; Elliot, A; Sargatal, J (1996).
713:. Colorado State University. Archived from
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505:Some populations of the spur-winged goose
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851:Halse, S. A., & Skead, D. M. (1983).
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707:"Spur-winged goose sitting in water"
3351:IUCN Red List least concern species
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796:Madge, Steve; Burn, Hilary (1988).
649:IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
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889:Handbook of the Birds of the World
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3376:Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
3361:Birds of Sub-Saharan Africa
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990:and their extinct allies
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3366:Birds described in 1766
3328:Plectropterus-gambensis
3120:plectropterus-gambensis
3058:Plectropterus_gambensis
3044:Plectropterus gambensis
3014:Plectropterus gambensis
642:Plectropterus gambensis
301:Plectropterus gambensis
207:Plectropterus gambensis
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348:De Hoop Nature Reserve
3284:Paleobiology Database
760:Wildfowl of the World
758:Ogilvie & Young,
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951:Death by toxic goose
474:occurs south of the
501:in a zoo in Germany
306:Sub-Saharan African
286:Linnaeus, 1766
51:Conservation status
39:Chobe National Park
1337:Anachronornithidae
577:African fish eagle
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1238:Pelagornithidae
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2614:Callonetta
2600:Asarcornis
2583:Amazonetta
2490:Nannonetta
2480:Miotadorna
2470:Merganetta
2439:Chloephaga
2432:Centrornis
2386:Tadorninae
2375:Presbychen
2365:Paracygnus
2301:Cnemiornis
2218:Afrocygnus
2161:Dendrochen
1868:Eutelornis
1857:Eonerornis
1762:Aldabranas
1661:Paranyroca
1584:Anatalavis
1537:Chainkanas
1507:Chaunoides
1385:Agnopterus
1309:Telmabates
1273:Bumbalavis
1249:Vegaviidae
1140:see below↓
1028:Neognathae
986:Genera of
924:. Struik.
742:2011-10-18
721:2011-10-17
691:2011-10-17
625:References
414:Subspecies
391:true geese
364:wing chord
158:Tadorninae
2890:Somateria
2859:Mergellus
2852:Melanitta
2824:Chendytes
2804:Bucephala
2663:Lavadytis
2652:Eoneornis
2624:Chenoanas
2535:Tachyeres
2446:Cyanochen
2395:Alopochen
2345:Eremochen
2308:Coscoroba
2279:Cereopsis
2206:Anserinae
2051:Teleornis
1987:Ptaiochen
1944:Nogusunna
1890:Helonetta
1794:Awengkere
1783:Ankonetta
1640:Anatoidea
1615:Anserpica
1605:Anseranas
1518:Anhimidae
1316:Teviornis
1216:Gastornis
1206:Conflicto
1092:Theropoda
1077:Theropoda
1005:Kingdom:
988:waterfowl
894:Barcelona
738:. Wildpro
507:are toxic
387:shelducks
321:shelducks
309:waterbird
260:Range of
183:Species:
104:Kingdom:
98:Eukaryota
3356:Anatidae
3224:22680057
3198:11034718
3084:22680057
3079:BirdLife
3023:Wikidata
2952:Aythyini
2831:Clangula
2751:Oxyurini
2698:Nettapus
2563:Anatinae
2552:Tamtamia
2463:Kaikenia
2318:Cygnavus
2290:Chenopis
2175:Mionetta
2073:Wasonaka
2040:Talpanas
1965:Proanser
1955:Notochen
1922:Loxornis
1745:Anatidae
1732:Anatidae
1672:Anatidae
1480:Wunketru
1013:Chordata
1011:Phylum:
1007:Animalia
589:aardvark
573:hamerkop
493:Toxicity
313:Anatidae
275:Synonyms
215:Linnaeus
175:Stephens
148:Anatidae
144:Family:
118:Chordata
114:Phylum:
108:Animalia
94:Domain:
71:IUCN 3.1
43:Botswana
3315:1463755
3263:1463755
3172:5232465
3146:1048538
3133:spwgoo1
3094:spwgoo1
3066:Avibase
3029:Q247412
2941:Spatula
2927:Matanas
2901:Anatini
2795:Mergini
2767:Nomonyx
2607:Biziura
2542:Tadorna
2497:Neochen
2422:Cairina
2255:Asiavis
2019:Sinanas
1559:Anseres
1491:Anhimae
1396:Eonessa
1017:Class:
806:160–161
603:Senegal
585:termite
565:insects
537:grasses
530:Ecology
521:Habitat
487:cherwit
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461:Sclater
329:anatids
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242:Sclater
217:, 1766)
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2866:Mergus
2774:Oxyura
2521:Radjah
2325:Cygnus
2272:Branta
1825:Cayaoa
1544:Chauna
1527:Anhima
1323:Wilaru
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389:than "
376:wading
372:tarsus
266:
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3371:Geese
3310:WoRMS
3302:14114
3193:IRMNG
3128:eBird
3107:782LG
3091:BOW:
2691:Netta
2235:Anser
1448:Peioa
1024:Clade
553:fruit
411:Image
402:Anser
317:geese
3258:OBIS
3245:NCBI
3219:IUCN
3206:ITIS
3185:7146
3167:GBIF
3159:1740
2910:Anas
1117:see
1090:see
1063:see
1019:Aves
926:ISBN
902:ISBN
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810:ISBN
764:ISBN
671:2021
654:2016
619:AEWA
607:Chad
561:fish
557:figs
543:and
399:and
368:bill
319:and
294:The
128:Aves
3297:TSA
3232:NBN
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