Pink-footed Goose Bird Information
Pink-footed Goose is a Small ‘grey’ goose. The bird is a highly localized winter visitor to Scotland and northern Britain. Pink-footed goose has a small dark head and a small pink bill with a variable dark base and pink legs. With upperparts greyish brown, closely barred buffy white. This bird Shows bold grey forewing in flight.
Status: Pink-footed goose is a numerous winter visitor from Iceland and Greenland forming enormous roosting flocks at traditional sites, mainly Scotland and Lancashire. Elsewhere rather a scarce visitor after hard weather.
Similar Species: This beautiful pink-footed goose has a dark head and neck separate from all other ‘grey’ geese except for Taiga Bean Goose, which lacks grey forewing and has a larger head and thicker neck.
Pink-footed Goose Facts and Habitat
Type | goose-like |
Size | 61-76 cm (24-30 in) |
Habitat | freshwater, estuaries, grassland |
Behavior | swims, walks, takes off and lands on water and ground |
Flocking | 1 – many thousands |
Flight | strong and powerful, direct |
Voice | high vocal; high-pitched unk-unk and wink-wink-wink |
Pink-footed Goose Bird Identification
Adult: | |
Crown | brown |
Upperparts | grey-brown with barred buff |
Rump | white |
Tail | white with a dark terminal band; short and square |
Throat | brown |
Breast | buff |
Belly | buff, barred brown |
Bill | pink, dark based; small and duck-like |
Legs | pink; medium length |
Breeding and Nesting
Nest | lines-scrape, cliff-edge |
Eggs | 4-5; white |
Incubation | 25-28 days |
Young | active; downy |
Fledging | 8 weeks |
Broods | 1; June-July |
Food | grass, grain, potatoes |
Population | 100,000 winter |
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