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Common Name

Greater White Fronted Goose

Alternate Names

White Fronted Goose, Greater White Front, Speklebelly

Common Type

Goose

Order

Anseriformes

Family

Anatidae

Genus

Anser

Species

albifrons

Conservation Status

Least Concern

Location Photographed

Greater White Fronted Geese Kansas, Kansas

Number of Sub-Species

Five Subspecies

Migratory or Resident

Migratory

Preferred Habitat

Actic tundra in the summers and wetlands near prairies or farmland in the winters.

Distribution and Range

Widely distributed spending summers in Arctic regions of northern Canada or northern Asia and migrating south during the winters to US or Europe or southern Asia

Food

The different sub species have different migration origins and destinations throughout the northern hemisphere.

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Field Notes:

Weather conditions are a key factor in the annual breeding success. The window of opportunity for nesting, incubation, and raising a brood is only about three months, from late May to early September. A a delayed snowmelt or late spring storm can significantly reduce the birds' reproductive success

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