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title: "Magpie Goose"
description: "Anseranas semipalmata — Aves. The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/pt/animal/magpie-goose
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Magpie Goose

> Anseranas semipalmata — Aves. The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae.

- Scientific name: *Anseranas semipalmata*
- Category: `birds` (Aves)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Lagos e rios)
- iNaturalist observations: 5421
- Wikidata: [Q212937](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q212937)
- iNaturalist taxon: [6905](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/6905)

## Names

- en: Magpie Goose
- de: Spaltfußgans
- es: Ganso urraca
- fr: Canaroie semipalmée
- nl: Ekstergans
- pl: Bezpłetwiec

## Countries with the most observations

AU (5075), AE (26)

## Summary

The magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is the sole living representative species of the family Anseranatidae. This waterbird is found in northern Australia and southern New Guinea. The species is not truly migratory but it sometimes travels large distances to find food and water, especially when not breeding, and is sometimes recorded outside its core range. The species was once also widespread in southern Australia but disappeared from there largely due to the drainage of the wetlands where the birds once bred. Due to their importance to Aboriginal people as a seasonal food source, as subjects of recreational hunting…

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magpie_goose

## Photo

![Magpie Goose](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/magpie-goose/medium.jpg)

Photo: Fernando Pérez Peralta · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/144650089

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/magpie-goose?lang=pt` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).