Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus) - HBW 1, p. 582
French: Oie naine
German: Zwerggans
Spanish: Ansar Chico
Taxonomy: Anas erythropus Linnaeus, 1758, Europa septentrionalis = northern Sweden.
Forms superspecies with A. albifrons. Monotypic.
Distribution: Narrow band across Arctic Eurasia.
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Five birds preening and resting on the grass Locality Sandy, Bedfordshire, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 24 November 2007 4 years ago 33 sec 4.4 -
A bird grazing among some greylag goose. Locality Lake Hjälstaviken Nature Reserve, Uppsala County, Sweden
benoit nabholz 30 April 2010 2 years ago 16 sec 4.3 -
A bird standing, defecating and then walking Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 11 August 2006 5 years ago 24 sec 3.4 -
A bird sitting on the grass Locality Vogelpark Walsrode, Walsrode, Lower Saxony, Germany (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 11 August 2006 5 years ago 26 sec 3.1 -
Two birds foraging in a group of Greater White-fronted Goose and Grey-legged Goose. Locality Zwolle, Overijssel Province, Netherlands
Yoel Jimenez 23 September 2011 1 year ago 45 sec 3 -
Several birds in a field, resting and feeding on the grass Locality Blackbrook Zoological Park, Winkhill, Staffordshire, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 19 August 2007 5 years ago 39 sec 3
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Young Lesser White-fronted Goose spending winter in Poland.
Locality Subcarpathian (Podkarpacie) Province, Poland
Paweł Wacławik 15 December 2010 2 years ago 4.6 -
A bird from the Swedish reintroduction scheme. It is paired with a Bernacle goose. A hybrid is visible in the background.
Locality Lake Hjälstaviken Nature Reserve, Uppsala County, Sweden
benoit nabholz 3 October 2010 2 years ago 3.8 -
A Lesser White-fronted Goose in the Bay of Saint-Brieuc (National Reserve, Protected Area)
Locality France
Jérôme Fournier 21 February 2009 4 years ago 3.7 -
One of the two Lesser White-fronted Goose in the Reserve.
Locality Saint-Brieuc Bay National Nature Reserve, Côtes d’Armor, Bretagne, France
Jérôme Fournier 21 February 2009 4 years ago 3.7 -
An adult bird on the ground.
Locality Honshu, Japan (Monotypic species)
Pete Morris 1 February 2005 18 weeks ago 3.6 -
A portrait
Locality Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
raniero massoli-novelli 1 October 2001 2 years ago 3.5
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