#0949 · 🐦 birds

Emperor Goose

🇳🇱 Keizergans ·Anser canagicus

LCleast concern 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands (introduced)

10 photos from iNaturalist (Creative Commons) · credits & licences

1. © Donna Pomeroy · CC BY-NC 4.0
2. © Bob · CC BY-NC 4.0
3. © Ryan Shaw · CC BY-NC 4.0
4. © Alexander Yakovlev · CC BY-NC 4.0
5. © Yinan Li · CC BY-NC 4.0
6. © VALENTINA ROUMI · CC BY-NC 4.0
7. Анадырский р-н, Чукотский автономный округ, Россия:© Alexander Yakovlev · CC BY-NC 4.0
8. Cowichan Valley, BC, Canada:© Steve Ansell · CC BY-NC 4.0
9. Gerber-Las Flores, CA 96035, USA:© patpatasaur · CC BY-NC 4.0
10. Tillamook County, OR, USA:© Scott O'Donnell · CC BY-NC 4.0

what is it?

The emperor goose ( Anser canagicus ) is a species of goose. It breeds around the Bering Sea, mostly in Alaska, United States, but also in Kamchatka, Russia. It is migratory, wintering mainly in the Aleutian Islands. The species is listed as Near Threatened by the IUCN.

base stats

NL sightings 3iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 530iNaturalist observations
threat LCleast concern

Bars compare against all animals on log scales: up to 300,000 Dutch and 600,000 worldwide sightings (the most-seen species), 150 t (blue whale), 30 m and 400 years (Greenland shark).