Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) - HBW 1, p. 581
French: Oie rieuse
German: Bläßgans
Spanish: Ansar Careto
Other common names: Whitefront; European White-fronted Goose (albifrons); Pacific White-fronted Goose (frontalis); Gambel White-fronted Goose (gambeli); Tule White-fronted/Tule Goose (elgasi); Greenland White-fronted Goose (flavirostris)
Taxonomy: Branta albifrons Scopoli, 1769, no locality = ? northern Italy.
Forms superspecies with A. erythropus. Validity of race elgasi has been questioned. Five subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- albifrons (Scopoli, 1769) - N Russia and Siberia from Kanin Peninsula to R Kolyma.
- frontalis Baird, 1858 - E Siberia from R Kolyma eastwards to Arctic Canada.
- gambeli Hartlaub, 1852 - taiga of NW Canada.
- albifrons (Scopoli, 1769) - N Russia and Siberia from Kanin Peninsula to R Kolyma.
- frontalis Baird, 1858 - E Siberia from R Kolyma eastwards to Arctic Canada.
- gambeli Hartlaub, 1852 - taiga of NW Canada.
- elgasi Delacour & Ripley, 1975 - SW Alaska.
- flavirostris Dalgety & Scott, 1948 - W Greenland.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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Hundreds of geese while foraging in a meadow . On this day, a thousand geese were in the area. Bislicher Insel. Locality Bislicher Insel, Xanten, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (ssp albifrons)
Christian Wiesmann 13 February 2011 2 years ago 1 min 33 sec 4.3 -
Birds of the "Greenland Race" flavirostris. Accompanied by a few Pink-Footed Geese. About 180 Whitefronts in total. Note the ora Locality Dumfries and Galloway Council, Scotland, Great Britain (ssp flavirostris)
Ron Jackson 22 November 2011 48 weeks ago 1 min 31 sec 4.3 -
An individual walking alert while emiting alarm calls repeatedly. Locality Barrow, Alaska, USA (United States) (ssp frontalis)
Josep del Hoyo 3 June 2012 47 weeks ago 26 sec 4.2 -
Several birds foraging, one of them neck-ringed Locality Lemmer, Netherlands (ssp albifrons)
Peter van Dam 16 November 2007 5 years ago 41 sec 4.2 -
A group of birds resting. Locality Gelderland Province, Netherlands (ssp albifrons)
Yoel Jimenez 8 March 2013 4 weeks ago ADDED LAST MONTH 29 sec 4 -
Two birds on the tundra, walking and looking around alert. Locality Barrow, Alaska, USA (United States) (ssp frontalis)
Josep del Hoyo 3 June 2012 47 weeks ago 27 sec 4
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in flight
Locality The Btecha (Jordan River Delta), Jordan Valley, Israel (ssp albifrons)
Lior Kislev 17 November 2007 1 year ago 4.4 -
Adult bird on lakeshore
Locality Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Klaus Lachenmaier 10 February 2013 15 weeks ago 4.3 -
2 in flight
Locality Netherlands (ssp albifrons)
Franck Renard 27 December 2008 4 years ago 4.3 -
Adult and juvenile, resting
Locality Lower Saxony, Germany (ssp albifrons)
Thorsten Stegmann 25 October 2009 3 years ago 4.1 -
A bird in flight.
Locality Al Mughsayl, Dhofar Governorate, Oman (ssp albifrons)
Fran Trabalon 8 January 2011 1 year ago 4.1 -
Greater White-fronted Geese during migration
Locality Heather Farms, Walnut Creek, Contra Costa County, California, USA (United States)
Ethan Winning 18 January 2011 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 4
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Alarm calls by one bird. Locality Barrow, Alaska, USA (United States)
(ssp frontalis)
Josep del Hoyo 3 June 2012 47 weeks ago 4 -
A group of birds calling in flight. Locality Barrow, Alaska, USA (United States)
(ssp frontalis)
Josep del Hoyo 3 June 2012 47 weeks ago 4 -
Calls by several birds. Locality Barrow, Alaska, USA (United States)
(ssp frontalis)
Josep del Hoyo 3 June 2012 47 weeks ago 3.5 -
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A small group taking off and flying away. Locality Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture, Honshu, Japan
(ssp frontalis)
Josep del Hoyo 25 January 2010 2 years ago 3.5 -
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An individual calling on flight while landing among a big group. Locality Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture, Honshu, Japan
(ssp frontalis)
Josep del Hoyo 25 January 2010 2 years ago 3 -
Call of one individual Locality Regent's Park, London, England, Great Britain
Stuart Fisher 13 February 2010 3 years ago 3
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