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Greater White-fronted Goose

Anser albifrons

The Greater White-fronted Goose is a big bird with a lovely white patch on its face. It loves to swim in lakes and rivers and can often be seen flying in a V shape with its friends.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Greater White-fronted Goose has a greyish-brown body with distinctive black bars and splotches on its belly. Adults feature a striking white patch at the base of their pink-orange bill, which makes them visually different from similar geese. Its head and neck are darker than its body.

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Greater White-fronted Goose
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Greater White-fronted Goose

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Snaps

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Interessante Fakten

Baby geese, called goslings, can walk and feed themselves within a day of hatching!

Some Greater White-fronted Geese have been recorded living for over 20 years!

The distinctive white patch on their face only appears when they become adults!

They often choose a mate for life and stay together for many, many years!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Keen Forager

Greater White-fronted Geese can find tasty plants and seeds because of their strong bills that help them graze and dig effectively.

Fähigkeit

Feathered Navigator

Greater White-fronted Geese can find their way across vast distances because they have an amazing sense of direction that helps them migrate accurately.

Fähigkeit

Social Communicator

Greater White-fronted Geese have a diverse range of honks and calls that helps them stay connected and warn each other of danger.

Maße und Details

Länge
65-80 cm
Flügelspannweite
130-165 cm
Gewicht
1.9-3.4 kg
Lebenserwartung
10-20 Jahre
Top Speed
70 km/h
Gelegegröße
3-6
Brutzeit
22-27 Tage
Zugstrecke
4000 km

Ernährung und Fütterung

These geese are plant-eaters, enjoying various greens and seeds they find in fields and wetlands.

Hauptnahrung

  • grasses
  • sedges
  • berries
  • grains
  • roots
  • aquatic plants

Nahrungssuche

  • Grazing

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Coyote

Canis latrans

preys on eggs and young goslings in nesting areas.

eats

Kentucky bluegrass

Poa pratensis

grazes on fresh grass shoots and leaves in fields.

eaten by

Golden Eagle

Aquila chrysaetos

hunts goslings and sometimes adults during migration.

eats

Wheat

Triticum aestivum

forages in agricultural fields for fallen grains and sprouts.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

2/5 · Gering

Always watch geese from a distance and don't feed them, as they can be protective of their space.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Greater White-fronted Goose?

65-80 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Greater White-fronted Goose?

130-165 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Greater White-fronted Goose?

1.9-3.4 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Greater White-fronted Goose?

10-20 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Greater White-fronted Goose?

70 km/h

Was frisst Greater White-fronted Goose?

These geese are plant-eaters, enjoying various greens and seeds they find in fields and wetlands.

Wo findet man Greater White-fronted Goose normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Greater White-fronted Goose?

Grazing

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