Magpie Goose Factfile
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Scientific Name : Anseranas semipalmata
World Distribution
Magpie geese are found in Northern Australia, New Guinea and Tasmania.
Habitat
They live on freshwater lakes, swamps, and slow-flowing rivers.
Feeding
They eat a variety of seeds, grasses and aquatic plants.
Predators
Dingoes, birds of prey (such as the whistling kite) and people are amongst the many predators of magpie geese.
Breeding
During the breeding season, nests are built either on the ground or on a mat of rushes floating on the water. It is common for one male to mate with two females, sharing one nest.
Each female lays between 6 - 10 eggs, which hatch after 24 -35 days. The chicks are fed by their parents for the first couple of months, and usually remain with their parents until the next breeding season.