The Cape Barren Goose is a heavy gray goose with a yellow-green cere. It uses coastal islands and grasslands in southern Australia and grazes on vegetation.
It has a gray body, pale head, short heavy bill, and a conspicuous yellow-green cere; the legs are pink.
It walks and grazes on coastal islands and grasslands, eating grasses, herbs, and other vegetation.
An extinction-risk assessment has not been added yet.