Magpie Goose
Anseranas semipalmata
CLASS Aves | ORDER Anseriformes | FAMILY AnatidaeRANGE Northern Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania
HABITAT Large freshwater lakes, slow-moving waterways, and swamps
DIET Aquatic plants, seeds, and grasses
RANGE Northern Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania
HABITAT Large freshwater lakes, slow-moving waterways, and swamps
DIET Aquatic plants, seeds, and grasses
Unlike true geese, their feet are only partially webbed with long, clawed toes. Also unlike true geese, the molt is gradual, and there is no flightless period. Magpie geese make a loud honking sound.
It is the only water bird that often forms a mating trio, one male with two females.
