The New Zealand goose is a bird of the extinct genus Cnemiornis of the family Anatidae, subfamily Anserinae. The genus, endemic to New Zealand, consisted...
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Cereopsis, the Cape Barren goose, and Cnemiornis, the prehistoric New Zealand goose. Either these or, more probably, the goose-like coscoroba swan is the...
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The Canada goose (Branta canadensis) was introduced to New Zealand as a game bird in 1905. They became problematic because of damage they cause to pastures...
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The Cape Barren goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae), sometimes also known as the pig goose, is a species of goose endemic to southern Australia. It is a...
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flightlessness, as with other New Zealand waterfowl like Finsch's duck (Chenonetta finschi) and the New Zealand goose (Cnemiornis). Although likely to...
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Colonial goose is a preparation of roast leg of lamb or mutton popular as a dish in New Zealand until the last quarter of the 20th century. Early colonial...
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Hawaiʻi goose, Branta rhuax † California flightless sea-duck or Law's diving goose, Chendytes lawi † Kaua'i mole duck, Talpanas lippa † New Zealand goose, Cnemiornis...
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Finland, Sweden, Denmark, New Zealand, Japan, Chile, Argentina, and the Falkland Islands. Like most geese, the Canada goose is primarily herbivorous and...
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Goose barnacles, also called percebes or turtle-claw barnacles or stalked barnacles or gooseneck barnacles, are filter-feeding crustaceans that live attached...
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Kererū (redirect from New Zealand Wood Pigeon)
The kererū (Hemiphaga novaeseelandiae) or New Zealand pigeon is a species of pigeon native to New Zealand. Johann Friedrich Gmelin described the bird...
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