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Escapee
Photo by DJA
Rutland Water, Great Britain, March 2005
Anser canagicus

Identification

  • Plump grey body
  • Finely barred
  • White head and hindneck

Distribution

North-eastern Siberia to western Alaska; winters southern Alaska to northern California.

Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species[1].
Formerly placed in the genus Chen.

Photo by herzog63
Kodiak, Alaska, March 2012

Habitat

Coastal tundra, rocky coastlines and reservoirs.

Behaviour

Breeding

They are ground nesters; the clutch consists of 3–7 eggs.

Diet

The diet includes vegetation.

References

  1. Clements, J. F., T. S. Schulenberg, M. J. Iliff, D. Roberson, T. A. Fredericks, B. L. Sullivan, and C. L. Wood. 2017. The eBird/Clements checklist of birds of the world: v2017, with updates to August 2017. Downloaded from http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist/download/
  2. Wikipedia

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