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🧬 Biological Classification (Kingdom to Species)Anseranas semipalmata

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Chordata

Class

Aves

Order

Anseriformes

Family

Anseranatidae

Genus

Anseranas

Species

Anseranas semipalmata

Aves🌿 Herbivore

Magpie Goose

Anseranas semipalmata (Magpie Goose · カササギガン)

🛡️ Conservation Status (IUCN Red List)LC (Least Concern)

DDData Deficient

LCLeast Concern

NTNear Threatened

VUVulnerable

ENEndangered

CRCritically End.

EWExtinct in Wild

EXExtinct

Geological Era

Extant

Diet

Herbivore

Length · Height

70~90cm · No data (Wingspan 1.5m)

Mass · Top Speed

2~3kg · No data

Habitat & Fossil Locality

Coastal wet grasslands, swamps, and marshes, rarely straying inland

💡 Everyday Comparisons for Size, Mass & Speed

💡 Its maximum body length of 90 cm is about the height of a kindergarten child, and its maximum weight of 3 kg equals a 3 kg bag of rice (Comparison).
💡 People hunt it for sport and for food (ADW, 'Economic Importance for Humans: Positive').

Reference standards: coach bus ~12 m, mid-size car ~4.9 m, compact car ~1 t, basketball hoop 3.05 m, credit card 8.56 cm.

📊 Mass & Speed Index (0–100)

⚖️ Mass Index (Blue Whale ~190 t = 100, log scale)40

Site-computed relative index from recorded values; not a formal scientific metric.

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📖 1. Overview

The Magpie Goose is a coastal wetland waterfowl with a black head, neck, tail, and wings and a white body. Unlike other geese, its toes are only partially webbed.

🦴 2. Anatomy & Morphology

It has a prominent knob on its head and orange legs and feet. Young birds lack the knob and have grayer white areas. It weighs 2–3 kg, measures 70–90 cm in length with an average wingspan of 1.5 m, and females are smaller than males.

🔍 3. Ecology & Behavior

It is an herbivore that eats large amounts of swamp grass seeds, dry grass blades, spike-rush bulbs, and wild rice. It relies mainly on roots and bulbs in the dry season and grasses in the wet season. One male and two females usually form a trio to raise young and lay 3–8 eggs.