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Greater White-fronted Goose

Anser albifrons

Classification

Class
Aves
Family
Anatidae

The greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons) is a species of goose, closely related to the smaller lesser white-fronted goose (A. erythropus). The greater white-fronted goose is migratory, breeding in northern Canada, Alaska, Greenland, and Russia, and winters farther south in North America, Europe, and Asia.

Distribution

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Netherlands · 125,551Germany · 25,505United Kingdom · 8,634Belgium · 4,214Luxembourg · 10FranceItalySpainSwitzerland