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Spur-winged Goose

Spur-winged Goose - Adult female

Photographer

» Lionel Sineux

Location

» "Campeix lake", near Assouinde (Assinie area)

Country image taken

» Côte d'Ivoire

Date

» March, 2014

Equipment

» System Nikon, D3100 + 200-400mm

Bird Species

»Plectropterus gambensis - Spur-winged Goose

Bird Species (French)

»Oie-armée de Gambie

Bird Family

»Anatidae - Ducks, Geese, Swans

Bird Group

»Anseriformes Duck, Goose, Swan

Bird Status

» Least Concern

Remarks

» Rare species in Côte d'Ivoire, and even more in the South. However, in the vincinity of Assouinde, I repeatdly sighted one to three birds from January to June 2013; besides, I saw three geese on 02 March 2014 at the marsh of Assouinde, while this photo was taken on 23 March 2014.

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