spur-winged goose
plectropterus gambensis latin

They may use an old spur-winged goose nest or make their own.

The breeding season for Spur-winged Geese is variable across the range.

Generally speaking, the Spur-winged Goose is a common bird of African wetlands.

The Spur-winged Goose is gregarious, generally meeting in small flocks that contain up to 50 birds.

Subfamily Plectropterinae: the Spur-winged Goose.

Spur-winged Goose (Botswana)

Plectropterus gambensis (Spur-winged Goose)

They include the dabbling ducks of the genus Anas the shelducks and the sheldgeese, and the Spur-winged Goose.

They seem to represent another ancient lineage, with possible affinities to the Cape Barren Goose or the Spur-winged Goose.

The Spur-winged Goose, Plectropterus gambensis, is most closely related to the shelducks, but distinct enough to warrant its own subfamily, the Plectropterinae.

The Animals and Africa section also includes giraffe, zebra, ostrich, grey crowned crane, Cape teal, Egyptian geese, spur-winged geese, and radiated tortoises.

At every bend in the river we encounter a sand bar, usually populated with flocks of spur-winged geese and half a dozen species of herons, rails, plovers and other wading birds.

Waterbirds, such as heron, rail, crake, Egyptian Goose, Spur-winged Goose, kingfisher, coot, Sacred Ibis and Whiskered Tern, make up a large proportion of the birdlife.

Two species are known to associate closely with Wattled Cranes due to shared habitat and dietary preferences: the antelope known as the lechwe and the spur-winged goose, the latter nonetheless usually being found in slightly deeper waters.

The Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis) is a large bird in the family Anatidae, related to the geese and the shelducks, but distinct from both of these in a number of anatomical features, and therefore treated in its own subfamily, the Plectropterinae.

Currently, the Zoo has several animals calling the African Savannah home, including Sable Antelope, Nile Lechwe, Addra Gazelle, Spur-winged Geese, African Spurred Tortoises, Zebra, Wattled Cranes, Ostriches, and two African elephants.

The Spur-winged Goose, Plectropterus gambensis, is most closely related to the shelducks, but distinct enough to warrant its own subfamily, the Plectropterinae.

The sanctuary is home to large flocks of Spur-winged Geese (Plectropterus gambensis) and White-faced Ducks (Dendrocynga viduata).

ANATIDAE Plectropterus gambensis (Spur-winged Goose)

The Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis) is a large bird in the family Anatidae, related to the geese and the shelducks, but distinct from both of these in a number of anatomical features, and therefore treated in its own subfamily, the Plectropterinae.