Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Greylag Goose (Anser anser) - HBW 1, p. 582
French: Oie cendrée
German: Graugans
Spanish: Ansar Común
Other common names: Grey Goose; Western Greylag Goose (anser); Eastern Greylag Goose (rubrirostris)
Taxonomy: Anas Anser Linnaeus, 1758, Europe and northern North America.
Two subspecies recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- anser (Linnaeus, 1758) - Iceland, N and C Europe.
- rubrirostris Swinhoe, 1871 - Turkey and USSR to NE China.
- Least Concern Enlarge map
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A pair with three young greylag goose, with the feeding.Filmed in Muenster-Rieselfelder. Locality Rieselfelder Münster, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (ssp anser)
Christian Wiesmann 14 May 2010 2 years ago 56 sec 4.5 -
Feeding time . Three pair with ten young birds. Filmed in Muenster - Rieselfelder. Locality Rieselfelder Münster, Münster, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (ssp anser)
Christian Wiesmann 15 May 2010 2 years ago 59 sec 4.3 -
The flight of the gray geese. In search of food , on a lake. Then they were startled by a buzzard. Filmed in Duelmen - Lavesum Locality Torfvennteich, Haltern-Lavesum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (ssp anser)
Christian Wiesmann 22 August 2010 1 year ago 1 min 8 sec 4.1 -
Group of birds on snowy fields Locality Uitkerke, West Flanders Province, Belgium (ssp anser)
Pascal Vagner 28 November 2010 1 year ago 36 sec 4 -
An adult loafing on water, yawning Locality Skinflats Lagoons, Grangemouth, Firth of Forth, Scotland, Great Britain (ssp anser)
Anne Cotton 31 July 2010 1 year ago 14 sec 4 -
An adult with a juvenile at Skinflats Lagoons, Grangemouth Locality Central Scotland, Scotland, Great Britain (ssp anser)
Anne Cotton 31 July 2010 1 year ago 23 sec 4
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Flying in a flock of many
Locality Zeeland Province, Netherlands (ssp anser)
Marco Valentini 18 November 2011 26 weeks ago 4.5 -
landing on a field
Locality Uitkerke, West Flanders Province, Belgium
Marco Valentini 10 December 2011 23 weeks ago 4 -
Flying over the low tide
Locality Zeeland Province, Netherlands (ssp anser)
Marco Valentini 18 November 2011 26 weeks ago 4 -
Two birds, seen from the side, standing in shallow water(digiscoped from the bird tower).
Locality Lake Hjälstaviken Nature Reserve, Uppsala County, Sweden (ssp anser)
Pia Öberg 14 August 2004 35 weeks ago 4 -
An adult
Locality Molentargius Natural Park, Cagliari Province, Sardinia, Italy (ssp anser)
raniero massoli-novelli 1 December 2003 1 year ago 4 -
ONE OF MANY
Locality Czech Republic (ssp anser)
John A Thompson 12 July 2009 1 year ago 4
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Calls of a flock flying overhead Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
(ssp rubrirostris)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 February 1983 2 years ago 4 -
Calls of a flock taking off from water Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
(ssp rubrirostris)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 February 1984 2 years ago 4 -
Calling while flying Locality Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
(ssp rubrirostris)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 February 1983 2 years ago 4 -
Calls of flock Locality Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
(ssp rubrirostris)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 February 1983 2 years ago 4 -
Two birds calling and taking flight Locality Walthamstow, London, England, Great Britain
(ssp anser)
Stuart Fisher 7 March 2009 3 years ago 4 -
Single bird calling Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
(ssp rubrirostris)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 December 1983 2 years ago 3
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