Field Guide for Greenlandic Birds

http://ninnescahlife.wichita.edu/node/639

Scientific:

Anser caerulescens atlanticus

Order:
Anseriformes
Family:
Anatidae
Genus:
Anser

Danish:  Snegås

Greenland: Kangoq

Length: 27.2-32.7 in (69-83 cm)

Weight: 56.4-116.4 oz (1600-3300 g)

Wingspan: 54.3 in (138 cm)

Fun Fact : Snow Geese are possibly the noisiest of all waterfowl.

Thomas Magarian, XC393000. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/393000

References

http://ninnescahlife.wichita.edu/node/639

https://avibase.bsc-eoc.org/species.jsp?lang=EN&avibaseid=A142422EB00A7070

Mowbray, Thomas B., Fred Cooke and Barbara Ganter. 2000. Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York, USA.

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