Field Guide for Greenlandic Birds


Greater White-Fronted Goose

http://nathistoc.bio.uci.edu/birds/anseriformes/Anser%20albifrons/index.htm

Scientific:
Anser albifrons flavirostris

Order:
Anseriformes
Family:
Anatidae
Genus:
Anser

Danish: Blisgås

Greenlandic: Nerleq

Length: 25.2-31.9 in (64-81 cm)

Weight: 68.8-116.8 oz (1951-3311 g)

Wingspan: 53.1 in (135 cm)

Annette Hamann, XC405451. Accessible at www.xeno-canto.org/405451

References:

Avibird The World Bird Database. Anser albifrons flavirostris. 2108

Ely, Craig R. and A. X. Dzubin. 1994. Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (P. G. Rodewald, editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, New York, USA.

Sibley, David Allen. 2014. The Sibley guide to birds, second edition. Alfred A Knopf, New York.

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