By DickDaniels (http://carolinabirds.org/) (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)
Cape Barren Goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae
Status.
Category E
Native Range
Australia. Southern Western Australia, southern South Australia, southern New South Wales, Victoria and Tasmania.
Conservation Status
Least Concern
British Occurrence
NBN atlas has 39 records as at end 2024. Map Here.
Not a widely kept species in the UK. Unlikely to survive in the wild in Britain as it is unable to survive severe winter weather without protection. One was at Barton marina in Staffordshire in 2013 and presunably the same bird, was at Drakelow NR in Derbyshire in June 2013.
