Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchus
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El ansar piquicorto es un ganso mediano de color gris-marrón con el pico corto de color negro con una banda rosada y las patas de color rosado-naranja. Cría en Islandia, Groenlandia y las islas Svalbard y pasa el invierno en las costas y campos cultivados del noroeste de Europa, especialmente en el Reino Unido y los Países Bajos. Es una especie de cría colonial en zonas montañosas.
Physical Description
| Measurement | Value | Imperial |
|---|---|---|
| Envergadura | 86,4 cm | 34.0 in |
| Peso | 2590,0 g | 91.36 oz |
Identificación
Plumaje
Dark brown head and neck. Back grayish-brown; underparts pale gray. Diagnostic pink feet and pink-banded dark bill. Pale blue-gray forewing in flight. Compact and round-headed. Sexes similar.
Habitat & Range
Breeds on tundra and cliff ledges in Greenland, Iceland, and Svalbard. Winters on agricultural fields, saltmarshes, and estuaries in Scotland, England, Netherlands, and Denmark.
Distribución geográfica
Breeds on Arctic and sub-Arctic tundra ponds across North America; winters on both US coasts and Gulf Coast estuaries.
Diet & Feeding
Grazes grasses and aquatic plants near rivers; takes invertebrates in breeding season; nomadic in response to seasonal flooding.
Estado de conservación
Comportamiento y reproducción
Nidificación
Nest type: M. Incubation: 25-28 days. Fledging: 49-56 days.
Tamaño de la puesta
2-8
Sonido
Canto
A musical, high-pitched 'wink-wink' — noticeably higher and more musical than Greylag or Bean Goose. The 'wink' call is a reliable identification feature in winter flocks.
Taxonomía
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class | Aves |
| Orden | Anseriformes (Aves Acuáticas) |
| Familia | Anatidae (Patos, Gansos y Cisnes) |
| Genus | Anser |
| Especies | Anser brachyrhynchus |
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Similar Birds
Other species in the Anatidae family