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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

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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