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Cape Barren Goose

Cereopsis novaehollandiae

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Australia.January 287, February 228, March 238, April 221, May 169, June 189, July 130, August 139, September 168, October 252, November 193, December 257.
Australia2,471
Victoria1,560
South Australia456
Tasmania445
New Zealand130
Canterbury Region102
United States19
Taranaki Region9
Western Australia5
Wellington Region5

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Behavioral

  • MigratoryTravels long distances seasonallyFrom its classification

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumChordates · Chordata
ClassBirds · Aves
OrderWaterfowl · Anseriformes
FamilyDucks, Geese, and Swans · Anatidae
GenusCereopsis

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Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Cape Barren Goose with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.