An archaic or dialectal name for the goosander or other diving ducks; possibly also a whimbrel.
Compound: 'goose' + 'bird'. A descriptive name given to ducks that were goose-like in size or behavior, used in regional dialects and older English texts.
Goosebird is an older ornithological term that's mostly vanished—it's a reminder that common names for birds were wildly inconsistent before scientific taxonomy.
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