Australia. Guide to Australia

‘Birds’

Chicken Goose ( Cereopsis novaehollandiae) - Bird species in the subfamily of the family duck goose, living in South Australia And on Tasmania. Chicken geese live on land, rapidly running, Geese swim poorly, and fly hard and reluctantly. Fed goose grass.

Chicken Goose, This is a fairly large bird reaches a length of 75 до 100 cm, with the weight of 3 доbeforeg.

Chicken little goose head, neck is short, high with a curved beak, black tip, resembling chicken yellow. In chicken goose long red webbed paws with small. Colouring goose gray with light spots.

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Black swan ( Cygnus atratus) - The bird kind of swans, family of ducks, roams across Australia and the island Tasmania.

Black swan, Unlike many water birds and other species of swans is not a migratory bird and lives in shallow ponds with fresh water, and outside the mating season can be found near the shores of rivers.

Despite the fact that a black swan is not a migratory bird, Nevertheless, he is very mobile and even small disturbances in his usual habitation, could push him to change the seat, However, new location is usually located within 100 km from the old. Black Swans spend their entire lives in the same general region where they were born and grew up, responsive to changes in water level, and in dry years, a lot of swans collected on the coasts of Australia.

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Mottled duck ( Freckled naevosa) - Waterfowl duck family and the only species of its subfamily, found only in the South Australia.

Mottled duck inhabits grassy swamps and open lakes, mottled ducks are usually found in groups, which may have between 10 before 100 individuals.

Mottled duck is mid-sized, the length of the 50 до 60 см, wingspan of 75 до 85 см,weight obeforettlecmcks 800 grams to kilograms.

Color dark mottled ducks, a distinctive feature of the white spots, which covered all duck feather.

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