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Greylag × Swan Goose

Anser anser × cygnoides

The Greylag × Swan Goose is a special mix of two types of geese! They have beautiful feathers and love to swim in water. You can often see them in parks and lakes, waddling around happily.

Lebensraum: Wetlands

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The Greylag × Swan Goose is a large, sturdy waterfowl with mixed plumage, typically a mottled grey body sometimes with brown tones. Its bill can range from orange to black, often with a knob at the base, and its legs are usually pinkish-orange. It has a distinctive upright posture.

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Greylag × Swan Goose
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Greylag × Swan Goose

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Seltenheit

Common

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

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Interessante Fakten

Baby geese, called goslings, follow their parents everywhere in a line!

Some geese are known to 'adopt' orphaned goslings into their own families!

Their bills have special 'teeth' called lamellae to help them filter food!

These geese often form strong pair bonds that last their whole lives!

Besondere Fähigkeiten

Fähigkeit

Sharp Sight & Hearing

Greylag × Swan Goose has excellent vision and hearing that helps them spot predators from far away, keeping their flock safe.

Fähigkeit

Powerful Swimmers

Greylag × Swan Goose can paddle strongly with their webbed feet, allowing them to escape danger quickly in water and forage for plants.

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Vocal Warnings

Greylag × Swan Goose can make loud honking calls that helps them communicate with each other and warn the group of any approaching threats.

Maße und Details

Länge
75-95 cm
Flügelspannweite
150-185 cm
Gewicht
2.5-4.5 kg
Lebenserwartung
10-20 Jahre
Top Speed
70 km/h
Gelegegröße
4-9
Brutzeit
27-32 Tage

Ernährung und Fütterung

These geese mostly munch on green plants, seeds, and roots found on land or in water.

Hauptnahrung

  • Grasses
  • Clover
  • Aquatic plants
  • Seeds
  • Roots

Nahrungssuche

  • Grazing

Ökologische Zusammenhänge

eaten by

Red Fox

Vulpes vulpes

Foxes prey on eggs and young goslings.

eats

Broadleaf Cattail

Typha latifolia

Geese graze on stems and roots of aquatic plants.

eats

Perennial Ryegrass

Lolium perenne

They forage for this common grass in fields and parks.

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Sammlungen

Sicherheit

Gefahr

3/5 · Mittel

Always watch geese from a distance and don’t feed them, as they can be protective.

Häufig gestellte Fragen

Was ist der/die/das länge von Greylag × Swan Goose?

75-95 cm

Was ist der/die/das flügelspannweite von Greylag × Swan Goose?

150-185 cm

Was ist der/die/das gewicht von Greylag × Swan Goose?

2.5-4.5 kg

Was ist der/die/das lebenserwartung von Greylag × Swan Goose?

10-20 Jahre

Was ist der/die/das top Speed von Greylag × Swan Goose?

70 km/h

Was frisst Greylag × Swan Goose?

These geese mostly munch on green plants, seeds, and roots found on land or in water.

Wo findet man Greylag × Swan Goose normalerweise?

Wetlands

Wie jagt Greylag × Swan Goose?

Grazing

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