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The spur-winged goose (Plectropterus gambensis) is a large, Sub-Saharan African waterbird in the family Anatidae, which includes geese and shelducks.However, P. gambensis developed unique environmental adaptations, which resulted in the evolution of several anatomical features that are not shared with other anatids; thus, the species has been classified one step further into its own subfamily ...
Spur-winged goose, Plectropterus gambensis; African pygmy-goose, Nettapus auritus; Garganey, Spatula querquedula; Blue-billed teal, Spatula hottentota; Cape shoveler, Spatula smithii (A) Northern shoveler, Spatula clypeata; Gadwall, Mareca strepera (A) Eurasian wigeon, Mareca penelope (A) African black duck, Anas sparsa; Yellow-billed duck ...
More than 60 bird species visit the lake, including remarkable species such as Reed cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus, Gambian Spur-winged goose Plectropterus gambensis, Great white pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus and Little egret Egretta garzetta. [6] The site also supports many animal species in all their life cycles from reproduction to growth ...
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Plectropterus gambensis (Linnaeus, 1766) 42 Comb duck: Sarkidiornis sylvicola Ihering, HFA & Ihering, R, 1907: 43 Knob-billed duck: Sarkidiornis melanotos (Pennant, 1769) 44 Blue-winged goose: Cyanochen cyanoptera (Rüppell, 1845) 45 Egyptian goose: Alopochen aegyptiaca (Linnaeus, 1766) 46 Mauritius sheldgoose: Alopochen mauritiana (Newton, E ...
The spur-winged goose (Plectropterus gambensis), the largest of Africa's waterfowl, has prominent carpal spurs [16] which are not visible when the wings are folded. The spur is an extension of the radiale: one of the two distal carpal bones.
Spur-winged goose, Plectropterus gambensis; African pygmy-goose, Nettapus auritus; Garganey, Spatula querquedula; Northern shoveler, Spatula clypeata; Gadwall, Mareca strepera (A) Eurasian wigeon, Mareca penelope (A) American wigeon, Mareca americana (A) Northern pintail, Anas acuta; Green-winged teal, Anas crecca; Common pochard, Aythya ferina (A)
According to an inventory made in Lake Rwihinda alone, more than 60 species are known, including remarkable species such as Reed cormorant Phalacrocorax africanus, Gambian Spur-winged goose Plectropterus gambensis, Great white pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus and Little egret Egretta garzetta. The site also supports many animal species in all ...