home

Breeding across the tundra from Nunavut to Siberia, across Russia, and in Greenland, the Greater White-fronted Goose has one of the largest ranges of any species of goose in the world. In North America, however, it is common only west of the Mississippi River, where it is found in large flocks in wetlands and croplands. =Winter: Agricultural fields bays marshes and lakes.= Summer: tundra lakes mossy areas along Sides Rivers. Life Feeding juvenile: Feeding adult: Comments on environmental associations: //General:// Feed in grain fields: wheat, rice, barley, corn, sorghum. //Feeding juvenile:// May feed on aquatic vegetation. Feed on variety of cultivated grain plants. //Feeding adult:// Feed on cultivated grains. Feed on aquatic vegetation.
 * Aquatic habitats: pool areas
 * Aquatic habitats: marsh
 * Agricultural crops: see comments
 * Human associations: wildlife refuges/sanctuaries
 * Aquatic habitats: pool areas
 * Aquatic habitats: marsh
 * Agricultural crops: see comments
 * Human associations: wildlife refuges/sanctuaries


 * LIFE HISTORY **
 * Origin: **Native
 * Physical description: **Adult: head and neck: brownish gray, white band around front of face at base of bill and on chin, bordered behind with blackish; bill: pink, pale bluish at base, tapering to tip; nail: white or whitish; eye: brown; back: grayish brown, feathers with paler tips; lower back and rump: dark brown to salty brown; scapulars: like back; chest: ashy gray to grayish brown, breast: grayish with irregularly splashed dusky brown or black; belly and flanks: white; sides: like back, but pale feather tips broader, upper edges of longer side feathers: white, producing a white line along sides; feet: orange or yellowish; tail: like rump and tipped with white; under surface of tail: light to dark gray; upper and under coverts: white; wings coverts: grayish brown, middle covers tipped with ashy white; primaries: black, ashy gray basally with whitish shafts; secondary’s: dusky brown; tertials: brownish, margined outwardly with white, inner webs, brownish black; lining and axillars: slate gray ,juveniles: more uniform gray and paler below; lacks white face patch; pale feather tips may be narrow or absent; no black cross hatches on breast; white tail feathers mixed with grayish brown; bill: dull yellowish or gray with purple tinge; nail: dusky,folded wing: males=380-474 mm, female=368-440 mm; culming: male= 42-63 mm, female=42-62 mm; weight: male=2400-3200 g, female=1700-3000 g, length: 750 mm
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Behavior: **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Territoriality: do not nest in colonies, not highly territorial, most of defense by non-breeding yearlings who lure animals away from the nest site ,migration: flies in v-shaped formation,first geese to appear on southern areas,fall: reach staging areas in august and are gone by October, reach wintering areas from september-november, spring: leave in early February and continue through march; return to general vicinity of last year's nest but do not nest in exactly the same place ,associate with other species on migration; uses pre-flight lateral head-shake ; agile in flight ; vegetarian ; foods include horsetails (equisetum), cotton grass, grasses, herbs, sedge, wheat, rice, barley, bulrushes, root stalks of cattails,beechnuts, acorns, grain, young blades of grass, sorghum ,berries, insects, mollusks ; eats primarily seeds but also eats stems and blades of salt grass ,often feeds on agricultural land,nests on tundra; prefers arctic vegetation of low stature near marshes, ponds, rivers, lakes, coastal tundra, gently rolling upland tundra up to 700 feet above sea level; found near willow and shrub lined ponds and streams ; tidal flats ,nest in tall grass bordering tidal sloughs or in sedge marshes, grass-covered pigeon or the margins of tundra hummocks; heath tundra 50-100 m from water; over coastal plains they nest beside rivers, tributary streams, and lakes ,found in swamps, in open areas in forest zone, on small marine islands ,usually places nest on an incline or at the top of a low hill with excellent visibility and grassy cover,nest is shallow depression in the ground lined with grass, feathers, and down ,down added to nest as construction proceeds ,arrive on breeding grounds shortly after they become free of snow; accompanying each pair are their young from last year and sometimes their two year olds; two-year olds do not become territorial and soon leave the area; yearlings remain close to parents and provide defense against predators and intruders; pairs widely scattered, male stands guard during incubation ,within 24 hours of hatching goslings are led to water, broods raised in areas with an abundance of sedge vegetation, used as cover from predators , fledgling period: 5 weeks , male assumes dominant role in brood lifeadults undergo 35 day flightless period after young hatch, during first week young become easily separated from the parents and mortality is high in winter: prefers coastal marshes, wet meadows, and freshwater marshes also prairies, fields, lakes, and bays , as winter proceeds, large flocks spread into small groups of pairs and families yearlings and sub adults molt first; gather in traditional areas; adults molt when broods are 3 weeks old

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Historical uses: They use them as the wings for swearing and they even use the wings for trapping they ever use them use them for food. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Description: The greater white fronted goose is mottled brownish gray overall with a black tail and bright orange legs the belly has a varied pattern of large black splotches it’s name is derived from the white facial feathering and black marking’s on the belly. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman','serif'; font-size: 16px;">Scientific name: the scientific name is for the greater white fronted goose is called the **//Answer albifrons.//**
 * //Food habits: plants fruits roots seeds bole stem berries.//**