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;[[:Category:Chen|Chen]] caerulescens | ;[[:Category:Chen|Chen]] caerulescens | ||
| − | [[Image:86211-10-05 107.jpg|thumb| | + | [[Image:86211-10-05 107.jpg|thumb|500px|right|Photo by richard bledsoe<br>Photo taken: [[New Mexico]], USA ]] |
| − | + | [[Image:d05_011.jpg|thumb|400px|right|Foraging group showing Dark adults (R) and Juveniles (L). <br>Photo by Nomdeploom<br>Location: Bay City, [[Texas]], USA]] | |
==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
*Entirely white except black primaries | *Entirely white except black primaries | ||
*Head and neck usually stained rusty brown | *Head and neck usually stained rusty brown | ||
| − | *Pink bill with grin patch | + | *Pink bill with grin patch |
| + | *Dark adults have black bodies with white necks and heads, juveniles dark all over. All intermediates possible. | ||
====Separating from [[Ross's Goose]]==== | ====Separating from [[Ross's Goose]]==== | ||
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==Distribution== | ==Distribution== | ||
| + | Extreme northern Arctic in summer. Southern U.S. and Mexico, notably along coasts, but also at inland marshy reserves. | ||
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==Taxonomy== | ==Taxonomy== | ||
| − | Often put in genus Anser. | + | Often put in genus ''Anser''. |
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==Habitat== | ==Habitat== | ||
| + | Nests of Arctic tundra in large colonies. Migrates southward in winter to marshy areas with adjacent fields. | ||
==Behaviour== | ==Behaviour== | ||
| + | Highly gregarious; nest, migrate, and forage in large flocks. Noisy, especially on takeoff. Fly in large V formations. | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
{{GSearch|Snow+Goose}} | {{GSearch|Snow+Goose}} | ||
[[Category:Birds]] | [[Category:Birds]] | ||
Revision as of 17:09, 20 April 2008
- Chen caerulescens
Foraging group showing Dark adults (R) and Juveniles (L).
Photo by Nomdeploom
Location: Bay City, Texas, USA
Photo by Nomdeploom
Location: Bay City, Texas, USA
Identification
- Entirely white except black primaries
- Head and neck usually stained rusty brown
- Pink bill with grin patch
- Dark adults have black bodies with white necks and heads, juveniles dark all over. All intermediates possible.
Separating from Ross's Goose
Snow Goose has longer neck and bill. Ross's Goose has short neck and stubby bill that lacks grin patch.
Distribution
Extreme northern Arctic in summer. Southern U.S. and Mexico, notably along coasts, but also at inland marshy reserves.
Taxonomy
Often put in genus Anser.
Habitat
Nests of Arctic tundra in large colonies. Migrates southward in winter to marshy areas with adjacent fields.
Behaviour
Highly gregarious; nest, migrate, and forage in large flocks. Noisy, especially on takeoff. Fly in large V formations.
