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The greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons) is a species of goose, closely related to the smaller lesser white-fronted goose (A. erythropus). [2] The greater white-fronted goose is migratory , breeding in northern Canada , Alaska , Greenland and Russia, and winters farther south in North America, Europe and Asia. [ 1 ]
The lesser white-fronted goose winters further south in Europe and is a rare winter vagrant to Great Britain and India. [8] Individual birds formerly appeared regularly at WWT Slimbridge in Gloucestershire, England, where they inspired Sir Peter Scott to set up The Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust—modern records, however, are far less frequent, a consequence of the species' decline on its ...
The greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons) is a species of goose in the family Anatidae. It is closely related to the lesser white-fronted goose, which is smaller. The greater white-fronted goose is migratory, breeding in northern Canada, Alaska, Greenland and Russia, and winters farther south in North America, Europe and Asia. The ...
A greater white-fronted goose flies onto the field of Dodger Stadium during the eighth inning of the National League playoff game between the Dodgers and the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night.
The snow goose is a rare vagrant to Europe, but escapes from collections have occurred, and it is an occasional feral breeder. Snow geese are visitors to the British Isles where they are seen regularly among flocks of brant, barnacle goose, and greater white-fronted goose.
Carlos T. Ortiz was sentenced Friday to a $1,000 fine and three-year hunting ban after organizing and participating in a goose hunt with nine others. 258 protected geese killed. Man behind the ...
The species of this genus span nearly the whole range of true goose shapes and sizes. The largest are the bean, greylag and swan geese at up to around 4 kg (9 lb) in weight (with domestic forms far exceeding this), and the smallest are the lesser white-fronted and Ross's geese, which ranges from about 1.3 to 2.3 kg (3–5 lb). [3]
Anser albifrons (greater white-fronted goose) LC. A. a. flavirostris Dalgety & Scott 1948 (Greenland white-fronted Goose) A. a. albifrons (Scopoli 1769) (European white-fronted Goose) A. a. elgasi Delacour & Ripley 1975 (Tule white-fronted goose) A. a. gambelli Hartlaub 1852 (Gambel's white-fronted goose) A. a. sponsa Banks 2011 (Pacific white ...