Ducks, Geese, Swans
Spur-winged Goose
Plectropterus gambensis
The Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis) is a 3.9 kg wetland bird that eats a bit of everything. It migrates.
- Family
- Ducks, Geese, Swans
- Order
- Anseriformes
- Weight
- 3.9 kg
- Habitat
- Wetland
- Diet
- Plants and seeds
- Migration
- Migrant
- Countries recorded
- 22
Recorded in South Africa, Botswana, Zambia, Tanzania, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Mozambique, Uganda, Rwanda, Gambia, Ethiopia, Senegal, eSwatini, Malawi, Ghana, Benin, Nigeria, Chad, Lesotho, Angola, Cameroon.
Where to see it: Chobe River · boat trip (Botswana) (Botswana); Strandfontein WTP (South Africa); Chobe River · west of Kasane (Botswana); Park Pendjari (Benin); Bwabwata NP · Mahango riverside loop (Namibia).
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