Magpie Goose ~ Jabiru ~ Plumed Whistling Duck by Bray

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Magpie Goose ~ Jabiru ~ Plumed Whistling Duck by Bray

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Originally released December 2003 as part of the ZTU (Blegium) Collection

The Magpie Goose, named after it's black and white plumage, is a common sight on the wetlands of northern Australia.  Their diet consists mostly of swamp grasses and tubers, for which they duck-dive under the water to reach  The magpie goose is not exactly a goose, and not exactly a duck. Unlike other water birds, it's feet are only half webbed, leading to it being placed in it's own family. The absence of totally webbed feet allow the magpie goose to roost in trees and climb over the reeds and sedges growing around flood plains.

**UPDATED July 27, 2009 by Genki to clean up file. Made corrections to the .uca to fix warnings that were coming up on the .uca checker. Removed extra, unused animations in the young section. Added description to downloads area.

Named after the distinctive cream plumes adorning its flanks, the Plumed Whistling Duck is one of the most common ducks in the tropical north of Australia. It lives in grassland and wetland.

The jabiru, also known as the black-necked stork, is Australia's only stork. Standing at 120 cm and with a wingspan of around 200 cm, it is one of Australia's larger birds. About half it's height is made up in it's bright orange legs.  The jabiru is a solitary bird and lives in estuarine habitats in the north of Australia.  The jabiru uses its large black bill to hunt for fish, frogs and small reptiles.

Updated 2010-11 to save space with less in zip.

 

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• Submitter
  Savannahjan
• Submitted
  07/08/2023
• Category
  Birds