#0758 · 🐦 birds

Lesser White-fronted Goose

🇳🇱 Dwerggans ·Anser erythropus

VUvulnerable 🐦 Birds 📍 in the Netherlands

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what is it?

The lesser white-fronted goose ( Anser erythropus ) is a goose closely related to the larger white-fronted goose ( A. albifrons ). It breeds in northernmost Asia, but it is a scarce breeder in Europe. There is a re-introduction scheme in Fennoscandia. The scientific name comes from anser , the Latin for "goose", and erythropus , "red-footed", derived from the old Greek eruthros "red" and pous "foot".

base stats

NL sightings 46iNaturalist, research grade
worldwide 713iNaturalist observations
weight 1.8 kgadult, up to
threat VUvulnerable

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).