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;[[:Category:Anser|Anser]] brachyrhynchus | ;[[:Category:Anser|Anser]] brachyrhynchus | ||
==Identiftcation== | ==Identiftcation== | ||
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====Similar Species==== | ====Similar Species==== | ||
Much smaller than [[Greylag Goose|Greylag]] and [[Bean Goose]] | Much smaller than [[Greylag Goose|Greylag]] and [[Bean Goose]] | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
'''Breeds''' only in eastern [[Greenland]], central [[Iceland]] and [[Svalbard]]. | '''Breeds''' only in eastern [[Greenland]], central [[Iceland]] and [[Svalbard]]. | ||
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'''Vagrants''' have been recorded in most [[Europe|European]] countries south to [[Spain]], [[Italy]] and the [[Ukraine]] also recorded in north-eastern [[North America]], on the [[Azores]], [[Madeira]], the [[Canary Islands|Canaries]] and on [[Malta]]. | '''Vagrants''' have been recorded in most [[Europe|European]] countries south to [[Spain]], [[Italy]] and the [[Ukraine]] also recorded in north-eastern [[North America]], on the [[Azores]], [[Madeira]], the [[Canary Islands|Canaries]] and on [[Malta]]. | ||
| − | The Svalbard population has tripled its size since the | + | The Svalbard population has tripled its size since the 1960's. |
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species. | + | This is a [[Dictionary_M-S#M|monotypic]] species<sup>[[#References|[1]]]</sup>. |
Pink-footed goose has in the past been included in [[Bean Goose]]. | Pink-footed goose has in the past been included in [[Bean Goose]]. | ||
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Year round have been quick to discover new resources when available, such as new green winter fields due to changes in agricultural habits and they seem also to expand their breeding areas in Svalbard as temperatures are increasing. | Year round have been quick to discover new resources when available, such as new green winter fields due to changes in agricultural habits and they seem also to expand their breeding areas in Svalbard as temperatures are increasing. | ||
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'''Call''': ''wink, wink'' | '''Call''': ''wink, wink'' | ||
<flashmp3>Anser brachyrhynchus (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | <flashmp3>Anser brachyrhynchus (song).mp3</flashmp3><br /> | ||
''[[Media:Anser brachyrhynchus (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ''[[Media:Anser brachyrhynchus (song).mp3|Listen in an external program]]'' | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| − | #Collins Pocket Guide to British Birds 1966 | + | #{{Ref-Clements6thDec09}}#Collins Pocket Guide to British Birds 1966 |
#Collins Field Guide 5th Edition | #Collins Field Guide 5th Edition | ||
#Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6 | #Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6 | ||
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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Anser+brachyrhynchus}} | {{GSearch|Anser+brachyrhynchus}} | ||
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| + | {{Video|Pink-footed_Goose}} | ||
| + | [[Category:Birds]] [[Category:Anser]] [[Category:Bird Songs]] [[Category:Videos]] | ||
Revision as of 18:43, 28 November 2010
- Anser brachyrhynchus
Identiftcation
60-76cm
- Pinkish grey
- Dark head and neck
- Black bill with varying amounts of pink
- Pink feet and legs
- Dark centre to white tail
- White undertail coverts
Similar Species
Much smaller than Greylag and Bean Goose
Distribution
Breeds only in eastern Greenland, central Iceland and Svalbard.
Western populations leave breeding grounds in late September to late October for wintering areas in the British Isles, mainly in Scotland, fewer in England and now rare in Ireland. Return movement is mid-April to mid-May, peaking in late April. Birds from Svalbard leave breeding grounds in late August to September and pass down the coast of Norway to winter in Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. In severe winters some reach Britain and northern France. Returning birds begin to gather in Denmark in March and leave there during April-May. Small numbers breed ferally in Britain.
Vagrants have been recorded in most European countries south to Spain, Italy and the Ukraine also recorded in north-eastern North America, on the Azores, Madeira, the Canaries and on Malta.
The Svalbard population has tripled its size since the 1960's.
Taxonomy
This is a monotypic species[1].
Pink-footed goose has in the past been included in Bean Goose.
Habitat
Breeds on tundra, rock outcrops or low cliffs. In winter feeds on grassland, stubble and crop fields close to estuaries, lakes and reservoirs for roosting.
Behaviour
Breeding
Breeds singly or in loose colonies. They nest on the ground.
Year round have been quick to discover new resources when available, such as new green winter fields due to changes in agricultural habits and they seem also to expand their breeding areas in Svalbard as temperatures are increasing.
Vocalisation
Call: wink, wink
<flashmp3>Anser brachyrhynchus (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program
References
- Clements, JF. 2009. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2009. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019.
- Collins Pocket Guide to British Birds 1966
- Collins Field Guide 5th Edition
- Collins Bird Guide ISBN 0 00 219728 6
Recommended Citation
- BirdForum Opus contributors. (2024) Pink-footed Goose. In: BirdForum, the forum for wild birds and birding. Retrieved 4 May 2024 from https://www.birdforum.net/opus/Pink-footed_Goose
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