AnatidaeAnser

Greylag Goose

An88f anser

75–90 cmVery Large
Beak
—
Feet
—
Crest
No crest

Winter visitor. N subcontinent. Large, grey goose, with stout pink bill and pink legs and feet. Juvenile is similar to adult. but has less prominent pale fringes to upperparts. flanks and belly_ Shows pale grey forewing in flight. Feeds chiefly by grazing, mainly at night; rests on large lakes, rivers and open fields by day. Wet grassland and crops, lakes and large rivers.

Colour

GreyPink
Average size
82.5 cm
Habitat
Wet grassland and crops, lakes and large rivers.
Behaviour
Winter visitor.

About this bird

Winter visitor. N subcontinent. Large, grey goose, with stout pink bill and pink legs and feet. Juvenile is similar to adult. but has less prominent pale fringes to upperparts. flanks and belly_ Shows pale grey forewing in flight. Feeds chiefly by grazing, mainly at night; rests on large lakes, rivers and open fields by day. Wet grassland and crops, lakes and large rivers.

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Greylag Goose is bigger than Golden Eagle but smaller than Woolly-necked Stork.