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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A pair swimmin...
Ethiopia, Dec 2005
Josep del Hoyo
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A group by the...
Ethiopia, Dec 2005
Josep del Hoyo
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Swimming in a ...
South Afri..., Oct 2008
Lindsay Hansch
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Two birds stan...
Spain, Apr 1990
Josep del Hoyo
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A bird in flig...
Ghana, Jun 2011
Arthur Grosset
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Well seen adul...
South Afri..., May 2010
Loutjie Steenberg
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In flight
Ethiopia, Feb 2010
Guy Poisson
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2.4
Adult swimming
South Afri..., Jan 2011
Loutjie Steenberg
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