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Anser albifrons

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Anser albifrons Life habits and morphological characteristics

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

Anser albifrons Distribution range and 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

Anser albifrons Detailed Introduction

You can often see flocks of wild geese flying freely in the sky, sometimes in a straight line or in a V-shape.

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There are 5 subspecies of white-fronted geese in the world, and 2 subspecies are distributed in my country. Both are winter migratory birds. The nominate subspecies winters in western and southwestern my country, and the Pacific subspecies winters in southeastern my country.

The chicks mature early. On the second day after hatching, the adult birds lead the chicks into waters rich in aquatic plants. After about 45 days of chick period, the chicks can fly. At this stage, the adult birds begin to molt and have no flying ability.

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The enemies of the white-fronted goose are foxes, eagles and falcons.

Listed in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species in 2016, ver 3.1 - Least Concern (LC).

Listed in China's National List of Key Protected Wildlife (February 5, 2021) Level 2.

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