African Geese at Buena Vista Park in Vista, California
4,286 views · Published 4 June 2013 · 6:09 · Indexed 2 October 2026
Channel: Melvin Wei · 2013 · Pets & Animals
This goose breed is known as the African, or the African brown. Two varieties of Africans are found in North America, the colored variety known as either gray or brown, and the white variety. The plumage of the colored variety is a combination of browns, buffs, grays and white. A dark brown stripe runs over the crown of the head and down the back of the neck. On mature birds, a narrow band of whitish feathers separates the satin-black bill and knob from the brown head. The legs and feet are dark orange to brownish orange. The white African has pure white plumage, an orange bill and knob, and bright orange shanks and feet. African geese are more heavy set than the white Chinese geese I made a feature video of in March 2012, one of my first popular videos. They are genetically similar but have different phenotypes such as a bigger dewlap (neck pouch) and a differently-shaped upper beak knob. African geese have been reported to live well beyond 20 years!
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