New Zealand goose
| New Zealand geese | |
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| Skeletons of the South Island goose (right) and Cape Barren goose (left) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Subfamily: | Anserinae |
| Genus: | †Cnemiornis Owen 1866 |
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The extinct New Zealand geese are a genus, Cnemiornis, of very large flightless geese in the family Anatidae. The genus, endemic to New Zealand, consists of two species: the North Island goose (Cnemiornis gracilis) and the South Island goose (Cnemiornis calcitrans).