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Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)    Ducks, Geese and Waterfowl (Anatidae)
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Greater White-fronted Goose 1352    (2 photos)
2009-09-13   Parque Héroes, Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes (Agu), Mexico

Subspecies: gambelli/sponsa (Western)
Adult. From time to time unexpected water birds show up in the park. Looks like a wild bird. Probably too early in the year to be a spontaneous migrant from this years southbound movement, but perhaps a bird that didn't move north last spring.


Greater White-fronted Goose 1356    (3 photos)
2010-11-17   Presa Héroes Independencia, Baja California (Bcn), Mexico

Subspecies: gambelli/sponsa (Western)
The American birds seem to be darker than the European ones.


Greater White-fronted Goose 1354    (1 photos)
2011-10-17   Unknown locality, Scania, Sweden

Subspecies: albifrons
3 adults with black belly marks and two young birds without them.


Greater White-fronted Goose 1355    (1 photos)
2011-10-17   Unknown locality, Scania, Sweden

Subspecies: albifrons
Lone adult.


Greater White-fronted Goose 1359    (1 photos)
2012-11-01   Presa La Colorada, El Llano, Aguascalientes (Agu), Mexico

Subspecies: sponsa
A regular but scarce species in Aguas during winter.


Greater White-fronted Goose 2547    (4 photos)
2017-11-23   La Paz, Baja California Sur (Bcs), Mexico

Subspecies: gambelli/sponsa (Western)
4 adult birds. Long timers in the area though I hadn't heard about them when I found them. At the sewer plant. Also one of the common rarities in the area.


Greater White-fronted Goose 2567    (2 photos)
2018-03-10   Highway 200 north of Campo Acosta, Tomatlán, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico

Subspecies: sponsa
Young bird with limited white shield. Unusual observation here close to the coast of Jalisco and my first in the state. Was alone among all the other waterbirds in a small pond along the highway.

Rare
Greater White-fronted Goose 2766    (25 photos)
2018-09-22   Laguna Sayula, Jalisco (Jal), Mexico

Subspecies: gambelli/sponsa (Western)
Second calendar year. With the brownish juvenile looking patches the bird must be a 2cy with black belly markings starting to develop. An unusual record at this time of year. Perhaps a bird that decided not to migrate north this year, or was left behind unable to.


Greater White-fronted Goose 2923    (5 photos)
2019-01-12   Søndersø, Sjælland, Denmark

Subspecies: albifrons
Adults with the white front and the dark lines on the belly.


Greater White-fronted Goose 3206    (8 photos)
2019-10-28   Amager Strandpark, Amager, Denmark

Subspecies: albifrons
Two adult birds. Probably a pair. Interesting to see how irregular the breast banding is from side to side on especially the bird in picture 1, 3 and 5.

The birds were foraging right next to the road, perhaps after having just arrived from Sweden. As you can sense they were not too happy with the attention I gave them, so even though I tried to keep a distance they eventually took off disappearing low behind the nears buildings.

Same as 3216



Greater White-fronted Goose 3216    (14 photos)
2019-10-30   Amager Strandpark, Amager, Denmark

Subspecies: albifrons
Two adults with white fronts and well-developed black belly patches. Same birds as 3206.

So they lingered on after all. The huge lawns probably being a too big temptation to resist, despite of the vast traffic of people and dogs.

This time, though, the birds were not flushed by me nor a notoriously inconsiderate dog walker, but by a small dark helicopter coming from the airport. The present gulls also took flight, but they all responded instinctively when it was still far away, and small looking, why I guess they took it for a fast approaching raptor on attack.

Visiting the place days after there were no signs of the geese. They probably continued their journey as a cooler northeastern wind made the temperature drop several degrees.



Greater White-fronted Goose 3378    (5 photos)
2020-04-11   Kalvebod Fælled, Amager, Denmark

Subspecies: [albifrons]
Young bird, 2cy. Aged by lack of black belly markings and little white in the head.

This was a lone bird among some hundred Barnacle Geese. Interesting to notice that it was the same size as the Barnacles, making it very small for its species, more like a Lesser White-fronted.



Greater White-fronted Goose 3392    (5 photos)
2020-04-23   Amager Fælled, Amager, Denmark

Subspecies: [albifrons]
2cy bird without belly patches.


Greater White-fronted Goose 3935    (1 photos)
2022-02-28   Kalvebod Fælled, Amager, Denmark

A mixed aged flock of 19 birds flying toward southwest - against the normal migration direction.


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