Magpie goose: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the magpie goose lives – recorded in 1 country, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Anseranas semipalmata
Group	Ducks, geese & swans
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	1 country
Continents	Oceania
Mass	128 g (birth weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Anseriformes
Family	Anseranatidae

Where does the magpie goose live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the magpie goose in 1 country or territory across Oceania. Wikidata lists it as endemic to Australia. Wikidata gives its range as: Indonesia.

Australia

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a magpie goose?

Wikidata records the following for the magpie goose: mass 128 g (birth weight).

Is the magpie goose endangered?

The magpie goose’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the magpie goose?

The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is a bird in the order Anseriformes and the family Anseranatidae, genus Anseranas. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the magpie goose

The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea. The species is not truly migratory but it sometimes travels large distances to find food and water, especially when not breeding, and is sometimes recorded outside its core range. The species was once also widespread in southern Australia but disappeared from there largely due to the drainage of the wetlands where the birds once bred. Due to their importance to Aboriginal people as a seasonal food source, as subjects of recreational hunting, and as a tourist attraction, their expansive and stable presence in northern Australia has been "ensured [by] protective management".

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Magpie goose (revision 1379926194), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q212937 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).