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Geese are sociable, resting and feeding in flocks. They nest on the ground, often near water, under cover such as long grass and willows. There is no published information on the breeding of feral greylag geese in New Zealand. In urban parks aggressive male geese may threaten, chase and even bite people. However, flocks are usually controlled to a level where this is not important. Geese defecate copiously and may foul pasture making it unfit as food for farm animals. The population is likely to be in the low thousands. No attempt has been made to assess the population of feral geese in New Zealand and it would be difficult to differentiate truly feral geese from free-ranging domesticated birds. Feral geese are usually seen in urban parks and on pasture grass or adjacent ponds in farmland. They are also common on the Chatham Islands. A white male goose in flight may also resemble a royal spoonbill at a distance as both fly with their necks outstretched, but geese lack the obvious large black bill of spoonbills.įeral greylag geese are widespread in both main islands but are largely absent from Fiordland and Westland south of Greymouth. The dove-grey Cape Barren goose is smaller, and has a largely yellowish-green bill and black flight feathers.

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Feral geese are more heavily built than Canada geese, and females do not have the black head and neck nor white cheek patch that is characteristic of Canada geese. Pale brown juvenile mute swans are equally large, similar in shape and uniformly coloured. Similar species: male feral geese are much smaller than adult mute swans, and have a shorter, thicker neck and more compact body. Males may also hiss in defence and aggression. Voice: a loud and resonant slightly buzzing “honk”. Young goslings are downy and yellow, browner above and paler below. On the water the rear end sits much higher and the tail is more angled, about 45° from the water. They are heavier at the hind end than Canada geese and have a more upright stance. The feet are placed well forward and they walk easily. The bill is deep at the base and, along with the feet, usually orange but may be pinkish.

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On the sides of the upper part of the neck the feathers are arranged into a series of fine grooves. They are large geese males are entirely white and females have large greyish brown patches, especially on the lower breast and sides and on the neck. It is difficult to tell which geese on farms and parks are truly wild, and which are more or less domestic, but some flocks are clearly independent of people.įeral geese are descended from wild greylag geese of Eurasia. The birds seen in the wild throughout New Zealand have probably originated from stray farmyard geese that are often managed by benign neglect. This was not successful and there were just a few attempts by acclimatisation societies to establish them too.

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The first birds of any kind introduced into New Zealand were five geese brought from South Africa by Captain Cook and set free at Goose Cove in Dusky Sound.

Over the years geese have been bred and kept not just for the meat, fat, eggs and down they provide, but for controlling weeds, fighting and guard duty as well. Domestic geese have had a very long association with people since their origin as tamed greylag geese.