Appearance
Male and female white-fronted geese are similar. The forehead and base of the upper beak have a wide white band, with the rear edge of the white spot black; the top of the head and the back of the neck are dark brown; the back, shoulders, and waist are dark gray-brown with light feather edges; the upper wing coverts and tertiary flight feathers are also dark gray-brown, the primary coverts are gray, and the outer secondary coverts are gray-brown; the primary flight feathers are black-brown; the tail feathers are black-brown with white tip spots; the upper tail coverts are white; the chin is dark brown with a small white spot at the front end, the front neck, the sides of the head and the upper chest are gray-brown, gradually fading backwards; the abdomen is dirty white with irregular black spots, the flanks are gray-brown, and the undertail coverts are white. The iris is brown, the bill is fleshy or pink, and the feet are olive yellow. Juveniles are similar to adults, but the white spo
Distribution & Habitat
Distributed in Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Greenland, Hungary, India, Islamic Republic of Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, South Korea, North Korea, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Mexico, Montenegro, Myanmar, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Poland, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uzbekistan.
Migrant bird: Afghanistan, Aruba, Bermuda, Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba, Curacao, Jordan, Kuwait, Libya, Liechtenstein, Malta, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Palestine, Portugal, St. Pierre and Miquelon, St. Martin (Dutch), Sudan, Tajikistan, Tunisia, Yemen.
Heilongjiang, China, including Hulu
