The spur-winged goose is found in sub-Saharan Africa. It is the largest African waterfowl and the world's largest wild goose, although it really is a little different than a goose as it has some distinct anatomical features and is classified in its own subfamily. It is actually more like a duck.
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| Spur-winged goose in Ngorongoro Crater. Flesh colored legs, white wing patch and red knob on forehead are visible. |
They are mainly black with a white face and large white wing patches, and extensive white on the belly and flanks. They have a red bill and males have a red facial patch extending back from the red bill and a knob at on the forehead. They have flesh colored legs.
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| White on the underside is visible. |
We saw only one, in the Ngorongoro Crater, and my pictures are poor.
Here's yet another African creature that looks like he belongs in a Disney cartoon.
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