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Blue-Winged Goose

Cyanochen cyanoptera

Photo by KrisWebb
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Notes:

Taken at Sylvan Heights Bird Park

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Comments (3)
Jellis
don't forget to update the spotting
DanielePralong
I agree with Xiaoxuan on Blue-winged goose. The blue on the wing does not always shows but the rest of the plumage is a match. Here is a couple of references: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue-winged_Goose http://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?avibaseid=842CC0BCEDC06131
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Blue-winged goose
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PublishedMay 11, 2014

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