New Zealand Birds

12001-18508 Cape Barren goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae) a sister taxon to the flightless Cnemiornis (the extinct giant NZ goose). One third the weight of their extinct cousins, occasional stragglers from Australia or perhaps liberated birds, still turn up infrequently in the wild in NZ *

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12001-18508 Cape Barren goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae) a sister taxon to the flightless Cnemiornis (the extinct giant NZ goose). One third the weight of their extinct cousins, occasional stragglers from Australia or perhaps liberated birds, still turn up infrequently in the wild in NZ *

Cape Barren goose 18508 Cereopsis novaehollandiae Australia