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Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
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1352
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Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons gambelli/sponsa (Western)) Blisgås ~ Ganso Careto Mayor ~ Bläsgås 2009-09-13 Parque Héroes (Aguascalientes), Mexico
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. |
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1356
(3 photos)
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons gambelli/sponsa (Western)) Blisgås ~ Ganso Careto Mayor ~ Bläsgås 2010-11-17 Presa Héroes Independencia (bcn), Mexico
The American birds seem to be darker than the European ones. |
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1354
(1 photos)
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons albifrons) Blisgås ~ Ganso Careto Mayor ~ Bläsgås 2011-10-17 Skåne, Sweden
Unknown locality. 3 adults with black belly marks and two young birds without them. |
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1355
(1 photos)
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons albifrons) Blisgås ~ Ganso Careto Mayor ~ Bläsgås 2011-10-17 Skåne, Sweden
Unknown locality. Lone adult. |
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1359
(1 photos)
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons sponsa) Blisgås ~ Ganso Careto Mayor ~ Bläsgås 2012-11-01 Presa La Colorada (agu), Mexico
A regular but scarce species in Aguas during winter. |
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2547
(4 photos)
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons gambelli/sponsa (Western)) Blisgås ~ Ganso Careto Mayor ~ Bläsgås 2017-11-23 La Paz (bcs), Mexico
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. |
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2567
(2 photos)
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons sponsa) Blisgås ~ Ganso Careto Mayor ~ Bläsgås 2018-03-10 Carretera 200 Barra de Navidad - Puerto Vallarta, Mexico
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 |
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2766
(25 photos)
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons gambelli/sponsa (Western) ) Blisgås ~ Ganso Careto Mayor ~ Bläsgås 2018-09-22 Laguna Sayula (Atoyac - jal), Mexico
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. |
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2923
(5 photos)
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons albifrons) Blisgås ~ Ganso Careto Mayor ~ Bläsgås 2019-01-12 Søndersø (sjælland), Denmark
Adults with the white front and the dark lines on the belly. |
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3206
(8 photos)
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons albifrons) Blisgås ~ Ganso Careto Mayor ~ Bläsgås 2019-10-28 Amager Strandpark, Denmark
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 |
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3216
(14 photos)
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons albifrons) Blisgås ~ Ganso Careto Mayor ~ Bläsgås 2019-10-30 Amager Strandpark, Denmark
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. |
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3378
(5 photos)
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons [albifrons]) Blisgås ~ Ganso Careto Mayor ~ Bläsgås 2020-04-11 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark
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. |
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3392
(5 photos)
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons [albifrons]) Blisgås ~ Ganso Careto Mayor ~ Bläsgås 2020-04-23 Amager Fælled, Denmark
2cy bird without belly patches. |
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3935
(1 photos)
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons ) Blisgås ~ Ganso Careto Mayor ~ Bläsgås 2022-02-28 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark
A mixed aged flock of 19 birds flying toward southwest - against the normal migration direction. |
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4577
(8 photos)
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons ) Blisgås ~ Ganso Careto Mayor ~ Bläsgås 2022-12-14 Kalvebod Fælled, Denmark
First calendar year. Royal Golf. Seen with a small flock of Barnacle and Graylag geese. At first I took it for a hybrid something, but investigating, I can now only see it as a first year Greater White-fronted. The bill color and shape plus the blackish tint along the base of the bill is very good for the species. The tail pattern is also good with only a narrow white margin to the the feathers. The back looks perhaps too uniform for a pure first year bird, but I guess the pale margins have been worn off for the most part. According to Svensson (Collins Bird Guide) it is probably a nominate albifrons rather than a flavirostris from Greenland. This, based on the paler ground color and particular the pale belly plus the pinkish bill, which is more orange on the Greenland birds. |
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4898
(4 photos)
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons ) Blisgås ~ Ganso Careto Mayor ~ Bläsgås 2023-02-12 Dragør Kommune, Denmark
Englandsvej at Store Magleby. A flock of 3 adults and 5 young birds resting with a few Graylags before moving on. Gone the next day. |
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5601
(1 photos)
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons ) Blisgås ~ Ganso Careto Mayor ~ Bläsgås 2024-01-28 Dragør Havn, Denmark
4 ads and a 2cy perhaps. First of the year, but going strangely south now that the weather has changed to the warmer southwestern approach. |
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5614
(1 photos)
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons ) Blisgås ~ Ganso Careto Mayor ~ Bläsgås 2024-01-30 Kløvermarken, Denmark
Adult. A single bird mixed in with 70 Graylags and a hybrid Graylag x Canada Goose. |
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5669
(1 photos)
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons ) Blisgås ~ Ganso Careto Mayor ~ Bläsgås 2024-02-11 Kløvermarken, Denmark
Second calendar year. A single bird, as the last time I visited, on Jan 30. But not the same bird, as this one is a 2cy and the last one was an adult 5614. |