The Greater White-fronted Goose [ Pictures for Easy Identification]

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Introduction

What the Greater White-fronted Goose Looks Like

The Greater White-fronted Goose has overall_color color of brown and white and orange.

The Greater White-fronted Goose has above_color color of brown and white and orange.

The Greater White-fronted Goose has head color of brown.

The Greater White-fronted Goose has face color of brown.

The Greater White-fronted Goose has below_color color of brown.

The Greater White-fronted Goose has undertail color of white.

The Greater White-fronted Goose has back color of brown.

The Greater White-fronted Goose has bill color of pinkish-orange.

The Greater White-fronted Goose has wing color of brown and white.

The Greater White-fronted Goose has belly color of white.

The Greater White-fronted Goose has tail color of brown.

The Greater White-fronted Goose has chest color of brown.

The Greater White-fronted Goose has leg color of orangish.

The Greater White-fronted Goose has neck color of brown.

Weight, Length, and Wingspan of the Greater White-fronted Goose

The length of the Greater White-fronted Goose is from 25.2 inches to 31.9 inches (64.0 cm to 81.0 cm).

The weight of the Greater White-fronted Goose is from 68.8 ounces to 116.8 ounces (1950.4 grams to 3311.2 grams).

The wingspan of the Greater White-fronted Goose is 53.1 inches (134.9 cm).

Pictures of the Greater White-fronted Goose

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Greater White-fronted Goose, Taiga bean geese and greater white-fronted geese by peter.v.b, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Greater White-fronted Goose, Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) 2012-12-08 (4) by Don Henise, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Greater White-fronted Goose, Greater White-fronted Goose 2016-02-28 (27) by Don Henise, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Greater White-fronted Goose, Greater White-fronted Goose 2015-01-02 (4) by Don Henise, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Greater White-fronted Goose, Greater White-fronted Goose by tbausti, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Greater White-fronted Goose, Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) by smerikal, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Greater White-fronted Goose, Greater White Fronted Geese at Barnes Wetland Centre, London. by Jim Linwood, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Greater White-fronted Goose, Blasgas / Greater White-fronted Goose by Stefan Berndtsson, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Greater White-fronted Goose, Greater White-fronted Goose! by ethan.gosnell2, from flickr, licensed under CC
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Greater White-fronted Goose, gwfgoo Anser albifrons Greater White-fronted Goose by aaron.michael_ebird, from flickr, licensed under CC
adult Greater White-fronted Goose
adult Greater White-fronted Goose, white-fronted_geese_klamath_wa_3_reesman_odfw by Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife, from flickr, licensed under CC
male Greater White-fronted Goose
male Greater White-fronted Goose, IMG_5908 by gary_leavens, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Greater White-fronted Goose
juvenile Greater White-fronted Goose, Juvenile white-fronted goose by agulivanov, from flickr, licensed under CC
juvenile Greater White-fronted Goose
juvenile Greater White-fronted Goose, Greater White-fronted Goose – immature by Kaaren Perry, from flickr, licensed under CC
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juvenile Greater White-fronted Goose, Juvenile white-fronted goose by agulivanov, from flickr, licensed under CC
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juvenile Greater White-fronted Goose, Juvenile white-fronted goose by agulivanov, from flickr, licensed under CC
flock Greater White-fronted Goose
flock Greater White-fronted Goose, Flock of Greater White-fronted Geese by USFWS/Southeast, from flickr, licensed under CC
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flock Greater White-fronted Goose, Spring Goose Migration at the Huron Wetland Management District South Dakota by USFWS Mountain Prairie, from flickr, licensed under CC
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flock Greater White-fronted Goose, Greater White-fronted Geese Flock by USFWS/Southeast, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Greater White-fronted Goose
flight Greater White-fronted Goose, Greater White-fronted Goose – in flight by Wildreturn, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Greater White-fronted Goose
flight Greater White-fronted Goose, Greater white-fronted geese in flight by USFWSAlaska, from flickr, licensed under CC
flight Greater White-fronted Goose
flight Greater White-fronted Goose, Greater White-fronted Goose – in flight by Wildreturn, from flickr, licensed under CC
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flight Greater White-fronted Goose, Greater white-fronted geese by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Midwest Region, from flickr, licensed under CC

Feeding Behavior of the Greater White-fronted Goose

forages while moving across terrain, grazing and gathering things from the earth.

either upends with tail up and head straight down while submerging head and neck in water.

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What the Greater White-fronted Goose Likes to Eat

The Greater White-fronted Goose feeds on the following:

  • plant material
  • seeds
  • waste grain
  • new growth
  • stems and roots of grasses
  • sedges
  • horsetail
  • plants
  • berries
  • buds
  • aquatic insects
  • snails,

Where To Find the Greater White-fronted Goose

You can find the Greater White-fronted Goose in the following habitats:

  • Marshes
  • prairies
  • fields
  • lakes
  • bays
  • tundra