Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus)

Family
Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)

Size
53 - 66 cm

First Described (Guide)
(Linnaeus, 1758)

Habitat
Breeds on the Tundra. Over winters on meadows and fields.

Range (Guide)

Albania (P), Armenia, Austria (NB) (P), Azerbaijan (NB) (P), Belarus (P), Bosnia and Herzegovina (P), Bulgaria (NB) (P), China (mainland) (NB) (P), Croatia (Local Name: Hrvatska) (NB) (P), Czech Republic (NB), Estonia (P), Finland (B) (P), Georgia (NB) (P), Greece (NB) (P), Hungary (NB) (P), Iran [Islamic Republic of] (NB) (P), Iraq (NB), Kazakhstan (NB) (P), Latvia (P), Lithuania (P), Macedonia [The Former Yugoslav Republic of] (NB), Moldova [Republic of] (NB) (P), Mongolia (P), Montenegro (NB) (P), Norway (B) (P), Poland (P), Romania (NB) (P), Russia (Asian) (B), Russia (Central Asian) (B) (P), Russia (European) (B) (NB) (P), Serbia (NB) (P), Slovakia (Slovak Republic) (NB) (P), Turkey (NB) (P), Turkmenistan (P), Ukraine (NB) (P), Uzbekistan (P).

Vagrant to Denmark, Egypt, France (NB), India (NB), Ireland, Israel (NB), Japan (NB), Jordan, Kuwait, Myanmar (NB), Oman, Pakistan (NB), South Korea (NB), Spain, Switzerland, Syrian Arab Republic (NB), Taiwan (China), United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, USA.

A narrow band across Arctic Eurasia.

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

Population
Estimated population is 20,000 - 25,000 (2010) and decreasing.

Status VU
For more information see BirdLife International Species Factsheet.

Food
Plant material.

Voice
High-pitched yelping calls.

Xeno-Canto Sound Files (more (34)...)

Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus) [XC70923]
by Albert Lastukhin from G\u00fclpe, Brandenburg, Germany (call)

Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus) [XC340582]
by Lars Edenius from Herrala, Hollola, Finland (call)

Nest
A mound, lined with vegetation, on a Tundra hummock.

Eggs (Guide)
4 - 6; off-white.

Subspecies
Forms a superspecies with Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons).

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 Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus) - 10 files

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