Magpie goose

Anseranas semipalmata

The Magpie goose (Anseranas semipalmata) is a bird found in Australia. Wetlands across northern Australia and southern New Guinea. It eats leaves and other plant parts and seeds and nuts. The IUCN Red List lists it as Least Concern.

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Scientific name	Anseranas semipalmata
Region	Australia & Oceania
Found in	Australia

🏡 Where the Magpie goose lives

Wetlands across northern Australia and southern New Guinea.

🍽️ What it eats

🌿 Leaves & plants70%
🌰 Seeds & nuts30%

A rough guide to its diet over a year. Source: EltonTraits (Wilman et al. 2014).

Conservation status

LCNTVUENCREWEX

Least ConcernThere are plenty of these birds.

💡 Unlike most geese, it has long toes, and it nests in treetops.

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Recorded by Nigel Jackett (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0), xeno-canto XC776090. Trimmed to a few seconds.

Questions about the Magpie goose

Where does the Magpie goose live?

The Magpie goose lives in Australia. Wetlands across northern Australia and southern New Guinea.

What does the Magpie goose eat?

leaves and other plant parts (about 70%), seeds and nuts (about 30%). These are rough shares of its diet over a year, from the EltonTraits database.

Is the Magpie goose endangered?

There are plenty of these birds. Its IUCN Red List category is Least Concern.

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Sources: IUCN Red List (via Wikidata), EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014), GBIF sightings for countries, Wikipedia. Last updated 2026-10-19.