Cape Barren goose
| Cape Barren goose | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Subfamily: | Anserinae |
| Genus: | Cereopsis Latham, 1801 |
| Species: | C. novaehollandiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Cereopsis novaehollandiae Latham, 1801 | |
| Subspecies | |
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C. n. novaehollandiae Latham, 1801 | |
| Distribution of the Cape Barren goose within Australia | |
The Cape Barren goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae), sometimes also known as the pig goose, is a species of goose endemic from southern Australia. It is a distinctive large, grey bird that is mostly terrestrial and is not closely related to other extant members of the subfamily Anserinae.