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Chinese Swan Goose

Anser cygnoides domesticus

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Chinese goose and white chinese goose
Anser cygnoides domesticus Chinese goose


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4 Comments

Caleb Steindel
Caleb Steindel 10 years ago

i'm gonna go with chinese swan goose and chinese white goose

DespinaTsafetopoulou
DespinaTsafetopoulou 10 years ago

This can be either African Geese
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_goo......
or Chinese geese
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Goo......
Both breeds descend from the wild Swan Goose
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swan_Goose

FelixO
FelixO 10 years ago

oh, i guess this one was domesticated and now just hangs out at the park.

http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/pets/goosech...

FelixO
FelixO 10 years ago

these look like swan geese (Anser cygnoides), but everything i read about them says they live around China. I found there guys in South Texas.

FelixO
Spotted by
FelixO

Palmhurst, Texas, USA

Spotted on Jul 18, 2013
Submitted on Jul 18, 2013

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