Cape Barren geese

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Cape Barren geese are large, pale grey Australian grazing birds known for their distinctive greenish-yellow beaks and preference for offshore islands and coastal grasslands.

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Label Occurrences
Cape Barren goose 2
Cape Barren geese canonical 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf animal
bird
goose
billColor greenish-yellow
binomialName Cereopsis novaehollandiae NERFINISHED
breedingSeason winter
class Aves NERFINISHED
clutchSize 4–6 eggs
commonName Cape Barren goose NERFINISHED
conservationStatus Least Concern
conservationStatusSystem IUCN NERFINISHED
diet grasses
herbivorous plants
distribution coastal southern Australia
islands off South Australia
islands off Tasmania
family Anatidae NERFINISHED
feedingBehavior grazing
genus Cereopsis NERFINISHED
habitat coastal grasslands
offshore islands
pastures
incubationBy female
kingdom Animalia
legColor pink
movement local dispersal outside breeding season
mostly sedentary
nativeTo Australia
Bass Strait islands NERFINISHED
southern Australia
nestSite ground
notableFeature ability to drink salty or brackish water
distinctive greenish-yellow cere over bill
order Anseriformes NERFINISHED
parentalCare both parents guard young
phylum Chordata
plumageColor pale grey
protectedIn Australia NERFINISHED
reproduction monogamous pairs
size large goose
socialBehavior forms small flocks
pairs during breeding season
taxonRank species
threats habitat loss
historical hunting
vocalization loud honking calls

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Flinders Island hasFauna Cape Barren geese
Furneaux Group hasFauna Cape Barren geese
this entity surface form: Cape Barren goose
Cape Barren Island hasFauna Cape Barren geese
this entity surface form: Cape Barren goose