# What is this bird?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-bird/489523>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 15, 2009, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-bird/489523 "2009-03-15T14:41:19Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2009, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-bird/489523/1 "2009-03-15T14:41:19Z")

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[Goose?](http://www.flickr.com/photos/zyada/3355632198/)

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2009, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-bird/489523/2 "2009-03-15T14:50:28Z")

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[Chinese goose](http://www.domestic-waterfowl.co.uk/chinese.htm).

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**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2009, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-bird/489523/3 "2009-03-15T14:54:01Z")

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9 minutes! I love the Dope.

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**Author:** ![Zyada](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zyada/32/3028_2.png) [@Zyada](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zyada)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2009, 2:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-bird/489523/4 "2009-03-15T14:57:05Z")

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Bob found an [African Goose](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_goose) which is almost the same, but has the wattle that this one did.

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**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\
**Post date:** [March 15, 2009, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-this-bird/489523/5 "2009-03-15T21:21:31Z")

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Could be either, I suppose. I typed in “goose knob head” on Google and it was the first site dealing with birds.