Spur-winged Goose - Plectropterus gambensis

Oie-armée de Gambie

Spur-winged Goose
They frequent water bordered by grasslands. Common resident. They feed on bulbs of water lilies. Elles fréquentent les eaux bordées de zones herbeuses. C'est un résident commun. Elles se nourrissent de bulbes de nénuphars.
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  • Ganso espolonado
  • pato-ferrão
  • Sporngans
  • Plectropterus gambensis
  • Anseriformes

The species

Classification

Order  : Ansériformes
Family : Anatidae
Species : Spur-winged Goose

Geographic range by countries


specie's pictures

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The picture

O.Net ref. : cadw20038
Author :

Shooting

date : 2004 Sep
Country : South Africa (sf)
Region : Mpumalanga
Place : Hoedspruit Hoedspruit
Lat. : 25° 31' 18'' South
Lng. : 29° 40' 17'' East

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Model : NIKON CORPORATION NIKON D70
Exposure : 1/160 s

aperture : 8

Focal length : 400 mm

Flash : no