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A photo of a Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Greater White-fronted Goose

Greater White-fronted Goose

Anser albifrons

The greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons) is a species of goose related to the smaller lesser white-fronted goose (A. erythropus). It is named for the patch of white feathers bordering the base of its bill, in fact albifronscomes from the Latin albus "white" and frons "forehead". In Europe it has been known as the white-fronted goose; in North America it is known as the greater white-fronted goose (or "greater whitefront"), and this name is also increasingly adopted internationally. Even more distinctive are the salt-and-pepper markings on the breast of adult birds, which is why the goose is colloquially called the "specklebelly" in North America.
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Jordan Retsinas
Sunday 24 Sep 2023 - 6:54pm
Canada
A map showing the sighting location
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Dávid Szabò
Monday 18 Sep 2023 - 5:00pm
Hungary
A photo of a White-fronted Goose photographed in Sir Peter Scott United Kingdom
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Midas Gordon-Farleigh
Saturday 16 Sep 2023 - 12:58pm
United Kingdom
A map showing the sighting location
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Jens Bartels
Friday 15 Sep 2023 - 7:17am
Germany
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