Small game - birds
Greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons)
•From October 1 to January 31
The large white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons) is a large representative of the duck family, order Goose. It weighs between 1.4 and 3.3 kg. Body length 65 – 78 cm, wingspan about 130 – 165 cm. There is no pronounced sexual dimorphism. It is distinguished from other representatives of the Geese genus by the larger and more noticeable white spot on the forehead and the black spots on the chest and belly. It makes a high-pitched, ringing screech: "clink, clink." Widespread and with high numbers in Europe, Asia and North America, it is also found in Bulgaria. A typical migratory bird. Nests in open areas in the tundra near a seashore or wetland. During wintering, it feeds in arable lands and other grasslands, and spends the night in swamps, lakes, reservoirs, less often in rivers and coastal sea waters.
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