Swan Goose facts: aka Chinese Goose | Animal Fact Files
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The swan goose is the
The swan goose is the wild variant of the domestic Chinese goose. When standing side by side, there are obvious anatomical differences between the wild and domestic types. This video discusses some of those differences. The swan goose is native to eastern parts of Asia, however, they've been introduced to other parts of the world. These large birds have long necks which can make them easy to confuse for a swan, hence their common name; though swan geese are geese and not swans. Swan geese eat a lot of grass and those may be used to "mow" lawns!
Scientific Name: Anser cygnoides
Range: native to eastern Asia
Size: 7 pounds (3kg) in weight; wingspan averages 5 feet (1.5m) in length - males are only slightly larger than females if at all
Diet: grasses, water plants, invertebrates
Lifespan: up to 20 years
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Image and Video Credits:
rikkisrefuge - • Here come the Geese
cultivar413 - flickr.com/photos/131880272@N06/49639562188
FR - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anser_cygnoides_di…
Carlos Valenzuela - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anser_cygnoides_Me…
Shizhao - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anser_cygnoides-Be…
Paulo rsmenezes - commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anser_cygnoides.og…
Klaus Rassinger - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Anser_cygnoides_MWNH_09…
Kmonsoor - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Anser_cygnoides_MWNH_09…
Jeffrey Beach - vimeo.com/113313718
Watervogelbond - vimeo.com/74559135
Research Credits:
www.beautyofbirds.com/swangoose.html
www.birdlife.org/datazone/speciesfactsheet.php?id=…
www.gobirding.eu/Photos/SwanGoose.php
www.lpzoo.org/animal/swan-goose
www.konicaminolta.com/kids/endangered_animals/libr…
www.stlzoo.org/animals/abouttheanimals/birds/water…
www.xeno-canto.org/species/Anser-cygnoides
www.beautyofbirds.com/domesticatedgeese.html
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geese_in_Chinese_poetry
www.aza.org/species-survival-plan-programs
www.iucnredlist.org/search?query=Anser%20cygnoides…
animaldiversity.org/accounts/Anser_cygnoides
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