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Common Name

Spur Winged Goose

Alternate Names

Common Type

Goose

Order

Anseriformes

Family

Anatidae

Genus

Plectropterus

Species

gambensis

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Botswana

Number of Sub-Species

No Subspecies

Migratory or Resident

Partially migratory

Preferred Habitat

Freshwater areas with lots of vegetation.

Distribution and Range

Northern South America down to Argentina and Chile

Food

Diet consists of small invertebrates, seeds and plant remains.

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Field Notes:

This bird is often poisonous due to its diet of blister beetles. The poison, cantharidin, is held within the tissue of the fowl resulting in poisoning of those that eat the cooked goose. 10 mg of cantharidin can kill a human

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