Spur-winged Goose
Plectropterus gambensis(Linnaeus, C, 1766)
English (US) Spur-winged Goose
The Spur-winged Goose (Plectropterus gambensis) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Anatidae (Ducks, Swans, and Geese) in the order Anseriformes.
- Scientific name
- Plectropterus gambensis
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Spur-winged Goose
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Plectropterus gambensis gambensis
- Plectropterus gambensis niger
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Anas gambensis
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1766)
- Type locality
- Gambia.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ. Editio duodecima reformata. Tomus I [part 1] p.195
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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