Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis) - HBW 1, p. 593
French: Oie armée de Gambie
German: Sporngans
Spanish: Ganso Espolonado
Other common names: Spur-winged Duck
Taxonomy: Anas gambensis Linnaeus, 1766, Gambia.
Some authors have proposed isolation of present species in a tribe (Plectropterini), or even in a subfamily (Plectropterinae), of its own. Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- gambensis (Linnaeus, 1766) - Gambia to Ethiopia, S to Angola and Zambezi R.
- niger Sclater, 1877 - S Africa, from Namibia and Zimbabwe to Cape Province.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Groups of birds Locality Djoudj National Park, Saint-Louis Region, Senegal (ssp gambensis)
Pascal Vagner 3 April 2010 2 years ago 23 sec 4.4 -
Two birds walking and preening in a wet part of the savanna Locality Maasai Mara National Reserve, Kenya (ssp gambensis)
Peter van Dam 28 August 2006 5 years ago 33 sec 4.4 -
bird on the ground Locality Mburo Lake National Park, Uganda (ssp gambensis)
Daniêl Jimenez 15 September 2010 2 years ago 27 sec 4.1 -
A male landing in a lagoon and then feeding and swimming Locality Masaka, Uganda (ssp gambensis)
Josep del Hoyo 14 September 2006 5 years ago 32 sec 3.4 -
A group of males and females Locality Lake Jipe, Kenya (ssp gambensis)
Josep del Hoyo 20 August 2000 10 years ago 23 sec 3.2 -
A group by the edge of the lake Locality Lake Ziway, Oromia Region, Ethiopia (ssp gambensis)
Josep del Hoyo 20 December 2005 6 years ago 29 sec 3
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Adult male and female
Locality Tendaba Airfield, Tendaba, Lower River Division , The Gambia
Paul Cools 10 February 2011 26 weeks ago 4.1 -
Adult at a water hole.
Locality Mahango Game Reserve, Caprivi Region, Namibia (ssp niger )
Ken Havard 15 April 2013 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 3.8 -
Ganso de espolones volando sobre el rio Gambia, octubre de 2008
Locality River Gambia National Park, Central River Division, The Gambia (ssp gambensis)
Juan José Bazán Hiraldo 2 years ago 3.8 -
Adult bird on a water.
Locality Slimbridge Wildlife & Wetlands Trust, Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain (ssp niger)
Tomasz Doroń 4 July 2009 22 weeks ago 3.8 -
A common Goose in Ethiopia
Locality Abijatta-Shalla National Park, Ethiopia (ssp gambensis)
raniero massoli-novelli 1 February 1990 2 years ago 3.6 -
In a small pond with other species
Locality Bahir Dar, Amhara Region, Ethiopia (ssp gambensis)
Marco Valentini 4 January 2009 1 year ago 3.6
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