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OverviewAI-generated
The Spur-winged Goose (*Plectropterus gambensis*) is a species of bird classified within the family Anatidae and order Anseriformes. It belongs to the class Aves and phylum Chordata, with its parent taxon being *Plectropterus*. The species was described by Linnaeus in 1766 and is currently accepted as a valid taxon. Its common names include Sporngans, Ganso espolonado, and oca esperonada.
This goose inhabits freshwater environments across Africa. It has a mass of 140 and a litter size of 6.5, with an egg incubation period of 31. The maximum longevity recorded in captivity is 11.3 years. The IUCN Red List assesses its conservation status as Least Concern as of 2025.
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Species
Least ConcernSpecies
- PhylumChordata
- ClassAves
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae
Maximum longevity: 11.3 years (captivity)
via IUCN
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Plectropterus
- Mass
- 140
- Image
- Spur-winged Geese (Plectropterus gambensis niger) male.jpg
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- taxon rank
- species
- IUCN conservation status
- Least Concern
- taxon name
- Plectropterus gambensis
- Commons category
- Plectropterus gambensis
- Commons gallery
- Plectropterus gambensis
- taxon common name
- ostrugasta guska
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- egg incubation period
- 31
- litter size
- 6.5
- short name
- P. gambensis
- taxon range
- Africa
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Encyclopedic overview
The spur-winged goose (Plectropterus gambensis) is a large, Sub-Saharan African waterbird in the family Anatidae, which includes geese and shelducks. However, P. gambensis developed unique environmental adaptations, which resulted in the evolution of several anatomical features that are not shared with other anatids; thus, the species has been classified one step further into its own subfamily, the Plectropterinae.
Description
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Spur-winged Goose” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.