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Spur-winged goose

Plectropterus gambensis

Maak net seerDit maak seer, maar dit sal jou nie ernstig skade doen nie.

Ander diere wat giftig is om aan te raak of te eet

Giftig om te eetEet: PlanteGiftig om aan te raak of te eet, nie deur 'n byt of steek nie

Gevaar vir mense: PynlikDit kan regtig seermaak, maar dit is amper nooit ernstig nie.

The spur-winged goose is a large waterbird from Sub-Saharan Africa, and on average it is the world's largest goose. Some populations are poisonous to eat: birds that feed on many blister beetles carry a poison called cantharidin in their body tissue.1

Giftig deur 'n byt of steek, of giftig om aan te raak of te eet? Sommige diere spuit gif in met 'n byt of 'n steek. Ander is skadelik om aan te raak of te eet. Hierdie een is giftig om aan te raak of te eet.

Leef in

Sub-Saharan Africa, including eastern and southern Africa, and western Africa from Senegal to Chad1

Afrika

Tuis

Open grasslands with lakes, seasonal pools, rivers, swamps and river deltas. Large inland rivers and lakes are the most common homes. It avoids salt lakes and upland areas, though it can live up to 3,000 m in eastern Africa, and it is absent from dry zones.1

Lengte

75 cm tot 1,1 m (2,5 ft tot 3,8 ft)1

Gewig

2,4 kg tot 10 kg (5,3 lb tot 22 lb)1

Topspoed

omtrent 40 km/h (25 mph)

Vlieënd, rowwe skatting

Wat eet dit?

It grazes mostly on plant matter, including grass and sedge shoots, aquatic plants, seeds, farm grains, fruit such as figs, and tuberous crops. It occasionally eats small fish or insects.1

Foto van Spur-winged goose — Spur-winged goose. Foto: Charles J. Sharp. CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons.

Hoe om dit te herken

Mainly black, with a white face1
Large white patches on the wings1
Long, pinkish red legs1
Males are larger than females and have a bigger red facial patch and a knob at the base of the upper bill1
Usually seen in small flocks of up to 50 birds near water1

Gifkrag

Giftig om te eet

Dit is net skadelik as iets dit eet.

Wat doen sy gif as jy daaraan raak of dit eet?

This goose is not venomous. Its poison, cantharidin, is held in the bird's tissue and comes from blister beetles it eats. Eating the cooked goose poisons the person who eats it.1

Hoe gevaarlik is dit vir mense?

Gevaar vir mense: PynlikDit kan regtig seermaak, maar dit is amper nooit ernstig nie.

Only populations whose diet includes large amounts of blister beetles are poisonous. A dose of 10 mg of cantharidin can kill a human. The risk is to people who eat the cooked goose.1

Wat doen dit as dit bang is?

Its alarm call is a soft bubbling "cherwit" when it takes flight or feels alarmed.1

As iemand daaraan geraak of dit geëet het

As iemand dit geëet het of simptome kry nadat hy dit geëet het: bel dadelik jou noodnommer of 'n gifsentrum.

Bel altyd eers jou noodnommer (112, 000, 911). Dit is algemene noodhulpraad, nie mediese advies nie. Noodhulp-basiese beginsels

Bly veilig

Moet nooit aan 'n wilde dier raak, dit vang of terg nie, selfs nie 'n kleintjie nie, en selfs nie as dit lyk of dit slaap of dood is nie.
Gee dit spasie. As jy een raakloop, bly kalm, stap stadig terug en laat dit sy eie pad gaan.
As jy daaraan geraak of dit geëet het: moenie jou oë of mond vryf nie, was jou hande en kry mediese hulp.

Dit is nie uit om jou te kry nie. Sy gif is net daar sodat niks dit eet nie. Meer oor veilig bly

Waar in die wêreld?

Afrika Asië Europa Noord-Amerika Suid-Amerika Australië & Oseanië

Hoe groot is dit?

Hoe lank is dit?

Hoe swaar is dit?

so swaar soos 2,5 huiskatte

so lank soos 2,5 huiskatte neus tot stertso lank soos 6 piesangs punt aan puntkan in 9,5 sekondes oor 'n hele sokkerveld vlieg

Hoe groot is Spur-winged goose in vergelyking met JOU?

Net wiskunde in jou blaaier. Niks word gestoor of enige plek heen gestuur nie.

Hoe vinnig is dit?

'n Mens wat nael omtrent 37 km/h (23 mph)

Spur-winged goose omtrent 40 km/h (25 mph)

'n Motor in die dorp omtrent 50 km/h (31 mph)

die moeite werd om te weet

Feite

On average, it is the world's largest goose. It is also one of the largest African waterfowl, after the wading Goliath heron.1

During the breeding season, it is highly aggressive. It can use the spur on the bend of its wing in fights with other birds.1

Its wingspan can reach 150 to 200 cm, which is wider than most adults are tall.1

Its nests can be found in unusual places, including tree holes, rock cavities, old nests of other birds, termite mounds and aardvark burrows.1

Although it belongs to the duck, goose and swan family, Anatidae, its unique features place it in its own subfamily, the Plectropterinae.1

Vir gifkenners

Wetenskaplike naam: Plectropterus gambensis
Groep: Ander diere wat giftig is om aan te raak of te eet
Familie: Anatidae2
Orde: Anseriformes
Kontinente: Afrika
Gevaar vir mense: 2 / 5: Pynlik3

Waar die feite vandaan kom

Spur-winged goose (Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0))
Plectropterus gambensis (iNaturalist): name en klassifikasie.
Venom Wiki: die gevaarvlak, die tipiese grootte en die spoedskatting is ons eie. Kyk hoe ons dit uitwerk: Hoe ons gevaar gradeer.

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