Magpie goose
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The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This common waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea.[2] As the species is prone to wandering, especially when not breeding, it is sometimes recorded outside its core range.[2] The species was once also widespread in southern Australia but disappeared from there largely due to the drainage of the wetlands where the birds once bred. Due to their importance to Aboriginal people as a seasonal food source,[3] as subjects of recreational hunting,[4] and as a tourist attraction, their expansive and stable presence in northern Australia has been "ensured [by] protective management".[5]
Magpie goose | |
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Near East Point, Northern Territory | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Anseriformes |
Family: | Anseranatidae |
Genus: | Anseranas Lesson, 1828 |
Species: | A. semipalmata |
Binomial name | |
Anseranas semipalmata (Latham, 1798) | |
Synonyms | |
Anas semipalmata Latham, 1798 |