tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post116090356931828986..comments2023-11-12T21:16:10.098+11:00Comments on Birds in Tasmania: World's Second Rarest Goose?BirdingTashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08341646998037894004noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18783751.post-1160909005597108722006-10-15T21:43:00.000+11:002006-10-15T21:43:00.000+11:00Reading that got me curious so I had a look at Han...Reading that got me curious so I had a look at Handbook of the Birds of the World. It estimated 15 000 to 17 000 birds based on 1980s figures (that volume of HBW was published in 1991). Hawaiian Goose is the rarest. But according to thier figures, Bar headed and Emperor Geese have roughly the same numbers as Cape Barren. Others like Ruddy headed Goose weren't far ahead. So perhaps not second rarest at that time, but not far off.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com