Goose

Anser

Other species called "geese"

There are a number of mainly southern hemisphere birds named as geese which are more correctly placed with the shelducks in the Tadorninae. These are:

Related Topics:
Southern hemisphere - Shelduck - Tadorninae

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• Blue-winged Goose, Cyanochen cyanopterus
• Andean Goose, Chloephaga melanoptera
• Magellan Goose, Chloephaga picta
• Kelp Goose, Chloephaga hybrida
• Ashy-headed Goose, Chloephaga poliocephala
• Ruddy-headed Goose, Chloephaga rubidiceps
• Orinoco Goose, Neochen jubata
• Egyptian Goose, Alopochen aegyptiacus

The Spur-winged Goose, Plectropterus gambensis, is most closely related to the shelducks, but distinct enough to warrant its own subfamily, the Plectropterinae.

Related Topics:
Spur-winged Goose - Plectropterinae

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The three perching ducks in the genus Nettapus are named as pygmy geese, such as the cotton pygmy goose, Nettapus javanica, but are true ducks.

Related Topics:
Perching duck - Cotton pygmy goose - Duck

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The unusual magpie goose is in a family of its own, the Anseranatidae.

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