Cape Barren goose | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Aves |
Order: | Anseriformes |
Family: | Anatidae |
Subfamily: | Anserinae |
Genus: | Cereopsis Latham, 1801 |
Species: | C. novaehollandiae
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Binomial name | |
Cereopsis novaehollandiae Latham, 1801
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Subspecies | |
C. n. novaehollandiae Latham, 1801 | |
Distribution of the Cape Barren goose within Australia |
The Cape Barren goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae[2]), sometimes also known as the pig goose, is a species of goose endemic to southern Australia. It is a distinctive large, grey bird that is mostly terrestrial and is not closely related to other extant members of the subfamily Anserinae.[3][4][5]