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Swan Goose

Anser cygnoid

Endangered
Envergadura
84,4 cm
Peso
3343,75 g
Familia
Anatidae
Orden
Anseriformes

Acerca de

El ganso cisne es un gran ganso asiático con el cuello largo y esbelto y un llamativo pico largo y negro con un prominente nódulo en la base. Es el antecesor del ganso doméstico chino. Cría en la estepa y el semidesierto de Asia central y Mongolia y migra al este de China para pasar el invierno. Su población ha disminuido por la degradación del hábitat y la caza.

Physical Description

Measurement Value Imperial
Envergadura 84,4 cm 33.2 in
Peso 3343,75 g 117.95 oz

Identificación

Plumaje

Long neck with rich chestnut hindneck stripe. Forehead and crown dark brown; face and throat whitish. Upperparts grayish-brown; underparts pale. Long black bill. Pink legs. Ancestor of Chinese domestic geese.

Habitat & Range

Breeds on steppe lakes, rivers, and meadows in Mongolia, Siberia, and northeastern China. Winters in eastern China's Yangtze River floodplain and coastal wetlands. Wild populations critically small.

Distribución geográfica

Breeds in the tundra and boreal zones of Alaska and Canada; winters on the Pacific coast from British Columbia to California.

Diet & Feeding

Herbivore; grazes aquatic plants and grasses at wetland margins; takes invertebrates in spring; diet shifts with seasonal flooding.

Estado de conservación

Endangered
IUCN Red List

Comportamiento y reproducción

Nidificación

Incubation: 28 days.

Tamaño de la puesta

4-8

Sonido

Canto

A deep, resonant 'honk'; less frequently heard than Greylag. The EN status reflects serious population decline; vocalizations are considered similar to Greylag Goose.

Taxonomía

Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Aves
Orden Anseriformes (Aves Acuáticas)
Familia Anatidae (Patos, Gansos y Cisnes)
Genus Anser
Especies Anser cygnoid

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Preguntas frecuentes

What does the Swan Goose eat?
Herbivore; grazes aquatic plants and grasses at wetland margins; takes invertebrates in spring; diet shifts with seasonal flooding.
Where does the Swan Goose live?
Breeds on steppe lakes, rivers, and meadows in Mongolia, Siberia, and northeastern China. Winters in eastern China's Yangtze River floodplain and coastal wetlands. Wild populations critically small.
Is the Swan Goose endangered?
The Swan Goose has a conservation status of Endangered.
How does the Swan Goose nest?
Incubation: 28 days.
What does the Swan Goose sound like?
A deep, resonant 'honk'; less frequently heard than Greylag. The EN status reflects serious population decline; vocalizations are considered similar to Greylag Goose.
How big is the Swan Goose?
The Swan Goose has a wingspan of 84.4 cm, weight of 3343.75 g.
What order and family does the Swan Goose belong to?
The Swan Goose (Anser cygnoid) belongs to the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae.

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