{"id":14773,"date":"2012-06-29T22:23:48","date_gmt":"2012-06-29T20:23:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/geese\/magpie-goose-anseranas-semipalmata\/"},"modified":"2026-09-11T09:12:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-11T08:12:43","slug":"magpie-goose-anseranas-semipalmata","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/galleries\/geese\/magpie-goose-anseranas-semipalmata\/","title":{"rendered":"Magpie Goose Anseranas semipalmata"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Magpie-goose, Anseranas semipalmata, is a waterbird species found in coastal northern Australia and savannah in southern New Guinea. It is a unique member of the order Anseriformes, and arranged in a family and genus distinct from all other living waterfowl. The Magpie-goose is a resident breeder in northern Australia and in southern New Guinea.<\/p>\n<p>Factsheet: Magpie Goose\u00a0<i>Anseranas\u00a0semipalmata<\/i>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"ngg-galleryoverview\" id=\"ngg-gallery-20-14773\">\n\n\n\n    \t<!-- Thumbnails -->\n\t\t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2591\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/magpie-goose-anseranas-semipalmata\/magpie-goose-anseranas-semipalmata-6.jpg\" title=\"Magpie-goose (Anseranas semipalmata) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Magpie-goose (Anseranas semipalmata) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" alt=\"Magpie-goose (Anseranas semipalmata) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/magpie-goose-anseranas-semipalmata\/thumbs\/thumbs_magpie-goose-anseranas-semipalmata-6.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Magpie-goose (Anseranas semipalmata) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2590\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/magpie-goose-anseranas-semipalmata\/magpie-goose-anseranas-semipalmata-5.jpg\" title=\"Magpie-goose (Anseranas semipalmata) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Magpie-goose (Anseranas semipalmata) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" alt=\"Magpie-goose (Anseranas semipalmata) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/magpie-goose-anseranas-semipalmata\/thumbs\/thumbs_magpie-goose-anseranas-semipalmata-5.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Magpie-goose (Anseranas semipalmata) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2589\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/magpie-goose-anseranas-semipalmata\/magpie-goose-anseranas-semipalmata-4.jpg\" title=\"Magpie-goose (Anseranas semipalmata) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Magpie-goose (Anseranas semipalmata) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" alt=\"Magpie-goose (Anseranas semipalmata) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/magpie-goose-anseranas-semipalmata\/thumbs\/thumbs_magpie-goose-anseranas-semipalmata-4.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Magpie-goose (Anseranas semipalmata) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2588\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/magpie-goose-anseranas-semipalmata\/magpie-goose-anseranas-semipalmata-3.jpg\" title=\"Magpie-goose (Anseranas semipalmata) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Magpie-goose (Anseranas semipalmata) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" alt=\"Magpie-goose (Anseranas semipalmata) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/magpie-goose-anseranas-semipalmata\/thumbs\/thumbs_magpie-goose-anseranas-semipalmata-3.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Magpie-goose (Anseranas semipalmata) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2587\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/magpie-goose-anseranas-semipalmata\/magpie-goose-anseranas-semipalmata-2.jpg\" title=\"Magpie-goose (Anseranas semipalmata) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Magpie-goose (Anseranas semipalmata) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" alt=\"Magpie-goose (Anseranas semipalmata) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/magpie-goose-anseranas-semipalmata\/thumbs\/thumbs_magpie-goose-anseranas-semipalmata-2.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Magpie-goose (Anseranas semipalmata) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n \t\n\t\t<div id=\"ngg-image-2586\" class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail-box nggvote-33\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"ngg-gallery-thumbnail\" >\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/magpie-goose-anseranas-semipalmata\/magpie-goose-anseranas-semipalmata-1.jpg\" title=\"Magpie-goose (Anseranas semipalmata) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" title=\"Magpie-goose (Anseranas semipalmata) at Martin Mere, Lancashire, UK\" alt=\"Magpie-goose (Anseranas semipalmata) \" src=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/magpie-goose-anseranas-semipalmata\/thumbs\/thumbs_magpie-goose-anseranas-semipalmata-1.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<span>Magpie-goose (Anseranas semipalmata) <\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\n \t\n\t<!-- Pagination -->\n \t<div class=\"ngg-clear\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/focusingonwildlife.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/11\/magpie_goose.mp3\" 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It is a unique member of the order Anseriformes, and arranged in a family and genus distinct from all other living waterfowl. The Magpie-goose is a resident breeder in northern Australia and in southern New Guinea. 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