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 3 years ago 56 sec 4.6 -
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 3 years ago 59 sec 4.3 -
Group of birds on snowy fields Locality Uitkerke, West Flanders Province, Belgium (ssp anser)
Pascal Vagner 28 November 2010 2 years ago 36 sec 4.2 -
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 2 years ago 1 min 8 sec 4.1 -
Two birds walking on the grass. Locality London, England, Great Britain
Theo Mamais 5 June 2012 47 weeks ago 52 sec 4 -
Birds on the grass-land. Locality East Flanders Province, Belgium
Jeremiusz Trzaska 29 December 2011 1 year ago 30 sec 4
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Flying in a flock of many
Locality Zeeland Province, Netherlands (ssp anser)
Marco Valentini 18 November 2011 1 year ago 4.6 -
A bird feeding by the river
Locality Prague, Czech Republic (ssp anser)
Jonáš Gaigr 16 December 2012 8 weeks ago 4.3 -
Gosling
Locality Flatey Island, Westfjords Region, Iceland
Marco Valentini 8 June 2012 43 weeks ago 4.2 -
Plumaje impermeables
Locality Sweden (ssp anser)
Juan Carlos Calero 2 April 2007 3 years ago 4.2 -
landing on a field
Locality Uitkerke, West Flanders Province, Belgium
Marco Valentini 10 December 2011 1 year ago 4.1 -
Adult
Locality Texel, North Holland Province, Netherlands
Paul Cools 15 April 2012 29 weeks ago 4
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Calls by one individual. Locality Waimanu Lagoons, Waikanae, North Island, New Zealand
Josep del Hoyo 9 February 2013 6 weeks ago 4 -
Calls of a flock flying overhead Locality Keoladeo National Park, Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
(ssp rubrirostris)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 February 1983 3 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 3 years ago 4 -
Calling while flying Locality Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
(ssp rubrirostris)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 February 1983 3 years ago 4 -
Calls of flock Locality Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India
(ssp rubrirostris)
RAM GOPAL SONI 1 February 1983 3 years ago 4 -
Two birds calling and taking flight Locality Walthamstow, London, England, Great Britain
(ssp anser)
Stuart Fisher 7 March 2009 4 years ago 4
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