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Cape Barren GooseAlternate name(s): "Pig Goose" ![]() Race "grisea": "karnkarn" Size: 75-90 cm; wing span 1.5-1.9 m Weight: 3-7 kg |
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Photos |
Race "novaehollandiae"
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ADULT |
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PAIR |
Near-frontal/dorsal view of a pair of Cape Barren Geese
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Port Arthur, TAS, September 2021]
Lateral view of a pair of Cape Barren Geese feeding on grass
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Port Arthur, TAS, September 2021]
Sex unknown |
Frontal view of a resting Cape Barren Goose
(photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Karatta, Kangaroo Island, SA, March 2016]
Frontal view of a Cape Barren Goose
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Port Arthur, TAS, April 2021]
Near-frontal view of Cape Barren Geese
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Port Arthur, TAS, April 2021]
Near-lateral portrait of a Cape Barren Goose
(photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Karatta, Kangaroo Island, SA, March 2016]
Close-up lateral portrait of a Cape Barren Goose
(photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Karatta, Kangaroo Island, SA, March 2016]
Lateral view of a Cape Barren Goose
(photo courtesy of C. Lawrence)
[Tasmanian Devil Conservation Park, Taranna, TAS, December 2013]
Lateral view of a Cape Barren Goose
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Port Arthur, TAS, April 2021]
Lateral view of a Cape Barren Goose
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Port Arthur, TAS, April 2021]
Lateral view of Cape Barren Geese
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Port Arthur, TAS, April 2021]
"Double-headed and four-legged" Cape Barren Goose
(photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Karatta, Kangaroo Island, SA, March 2016]
Dorsal view of a Cape Barren Goose
(photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Karatta, Kangaroo Island, SA, March 2016]
Dorsal view of a Cape Barren Goose spreading its wings, thereby
displaying the upperwing pattern
(photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Karatta, Kangaroo Island, SA, March 2016]
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Breeding information |
Breeding season: May - Oct | Eggs: 3 - 6 | Incubation period: 34 - 37 days | Fledging age: 70 - 76 days |
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Nest |
"bungobittah", "lar", "malunna", "jindi" [bundjalung] = nest [Aboriginal] |
Type: Basket | Material: Reeds, grass; feather lining | Height above ground: N/A |
Lateral view of a Cape Barren Goose on its nest
(photo courtesy of M. Eaton)
[Port Arthur, TAS, September 2021]
Nest building: Male | Incubation: Female | Dependent care: Male & female |
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Eggs |
"boyanga", "booyanga", "derinya", "dirandil", "koomura", "mirk", "ngampu", "nooluk", "pateena", "pum-pum" = Egg; "dirundirri" = eggs [Aboriginal]; "gawu" = eggs [gamilaraay] |
Size: 79 x 58 mm | Colour: Creamy white | Shape: Elliptical |
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Behaviour |
Social behaviour: Territorial | Mobility: Sedentary | Elementary unit: Pair/family clan |
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Food, Diet |
Like all other geese, ducks and swans, Cape Barren Geese are vegetarian. They feed on plants on land, mostly grasses.
Small covey of Cape Barren Geese on
pasture
(photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Karatta, Kangaroo Island, SA, March 2016]
Lateral portrait of a Cape Barren Goose feeding on
pasture
(photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Karatta, Kangaroo Island, SA, March 2016]
Lateral portrait of a Cape Barren Goose feeding on
pasture
(photo courtesy of J. Greaves)
[Karatta, Kangaroo Island, SA, March 2016]