Magpie Goose
Anseranas semipalmata
Class
Aves
Order
Anseriformes
Family
Anatidae
Magpie Goose
Range
Northern Australia, New Guinea, and Tasmania
Size
Length: 2.5 - 2.9 ft
Weight: Up to 6.5 lbs
Habitat
Large freshwater lakes, slow-moving waterways, and swamps
Young
Clutch of 5 - 14 eggs
Diet
Aquatic plants, seeds, and grasses
IUCN Status
Least Concern
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.