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Greylag Goose
Anser anser
40.7475, -8.68757
Field Notes
Description:
The plumage of the Greylag Goose is greyish-brown, with a darker head and paler belly with variable black spots. Its plumage is patterned by the pale fringes of its feathers. It has a white line bordering its upper flanks. Its coverts are lightly coloured, contrasting with its darker flight feathers. Juveniles differ mostly in their lack of a black-speckled belly.
Habitat:
This species is found throughout the Old World, apparently breeding where suitable localities are to be found in many European countries, although it no longer breeds in southwestern Europe.
Notes:
It has a loud cackling call, HOOOOOONK!, like the domestic goose.
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PublishedJanuary 2, 2012
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