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Spurwinged goose These geese have beautiful iridescent wings - lovely to see with the sunlight shining on them.                                 Botswana,Geotagged,Plectropterus gambensis,Spur-winged goose Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Spurwinged goose

These geese have beautiful iridescent wings - lovely to see with the sunlight shining on them.

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The spur-winged goose is a large bird in the family Anatidae, related to the geese and the shelducks, but distinct from both of these in a number of anatomical features, and therefore treated in its own subfamily, the Plectropterinae. It occurs in wetlands throughout sub-Saharan Africa.

Similar species: Ducks, Geese, Etc.
Species identified by LeslieLMG
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By LeslieLMG

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Uploaded Sep 3, 2014. Captured Jul 13, 2014 01:50 in CKGR, Botswana.
  • Canon PowerShot SX280 HS
  • f/8.0
  • 1/159s
  • ISO100
  • 90mm