Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) [XC506753]
by david m from Budle Bay, Northumberland, England, United Kingdom (call, flight call)
Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) [XC615262]
by Will Scott from Great Britain (near Hunmanby), North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom (flight call, nocturnal 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).
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