Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)

Other Names (World)
Pink-footed Goose, Pink footed Bean Goose, Grey Goose, Gray Goose

Family
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)

Size
60 - 76 cm

First Described (Guide)
Baillon, 1834

Habitat
Breeds on uplands or tundra. Overwinters on fields, roosting on estuaries and lakes.

Range (Guide)

Belgium (NB), Czech Republic (NB), Denmark (NB) (P), Finland (B), France (NB), Germany (NB) (P), Greenland (B) (P), Iceland (B), Ireland (NB), Netherlands Antilles (NB), Norway (P), Romania (NB), Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (B), Sweden (NB) (P), United Kingdom (NB).

Vagrant to Austria, Canada, Hungary (NB), Italy, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal, Russia (Central Asian), Russia (European), Slovakia (Slovak Republic), Slovenia (NB), Spain (NB), Switzerland, USA.

Eastern Greenland, Iceland, Svalbard (Spitzbergen).

Rarity Status
Currently this species is not classified as a rarity in this country OR information has not been updated.

Population
Estimated population is 310,000 (2010).

Status LC
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Plant material. In winter, mainly grasses and cereal grains.

Voice
Musical two- or three syllable honking. Also a high-pitched 'wink-wink'.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (418)...)

Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) [XC71722]
by Stanislas Wroza from Denholme Clough, West Yorkshire, UK, United Kingdom (flight call)

Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) [XC506401]
by david m from Budle Bay, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom (call, flight call)

Nest
Mound of vegetation on hummock or ledge. Sometimes in colonies.

Eggs (Guide)
4 or 5; creamy-white. Incubation: about 28 days; by female.

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies of Bean Goose (Anser fabalis). Sometimes considered a subspecies of Bean Goose (Anser fabalis).

No subspecies.

References
See References.

The Reader's Digest Book of British Birds 1980, 3rd Edition, Drive Publications Ltd ISBN 0 340 25308 8
Birds in Colour Campbell, B., 1960, Penguin Books Ltd
The Pocket Guide to Nest and Eggs Fitter, R.S.R., 1954, Collins
RSPB Handbook of British Birds Holden, P., Cleeves, T., 2002, A & C Black ISBN 0 7136 5713 8
Birds of Britain and Europe Sterry, P., et al., 2001, AA Publishing ISBN 0 7495 3068 5
The Popular Handbook of British Birds Hollom, P.A.D., 1973, H.F. & G. Witherby Ltd ISBN 0 85493 002 7

Files:

JPG files for Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) - 10 files

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