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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
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*Pinkish grey
Pinkish grey with a dark head and neck, a pink bill and pink feet and legs.
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==Behaviour==
 
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==Bird Song==
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==Voice==
 
<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]]''

Revision as of 03:00, 12 January 2008

Anser brachyrhynchus
Photo by Andy Bright

Identification

  • Pinkish grey
  • Dark head and neck
  • Pink bill
  • Pink feet and legs

Distribution

Eastern Greenland, central Iceland and Svalbard.

Taxonomy

Habitat

Tundra, rock outcrops or low cliffs. In winter feeds on grassland, stubble and crop fields close to estuaries, lakes and reservoirs for roosting.

Behaviour

Voice

<flashmp3>Anser brachyrhynchus (song).mp3</flashmp3>
Listen in an external program

External Links

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