>> GENERAL >>>>>
– medium-sized goose, smaller than Greylag Goose
– diurnal/nocturnal migrant
– migrates in small to large flocks in formation
– regularly mixed with other geese
– very vocal
>> VISUAL ID >>>>>
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser a. albifrons, 2CY
BIF0217, 25/02/2011, Havelland, Germany, Mathias Putze
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser a. albifrons, 2CY, AD
BIF0218, 25/02/2011, Havelland, Germany, Mathias Putze
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser a. albifrons AD
BIF0219, 25/02/2011, Havelland, Germany, Mathias Putze
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser a. albifrons, AD
BIF0220, 25/02/2011, Havelland, Germany, Mathias Putze
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser a. albifrons, AD
Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris, AD, possible 1CY
BIF0221, 31/10/2012, Nuthe-Nieplitz-Niederung, Germany, Mathias Putze
Greylag Goose Anser a. anser
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons
BIF2796, 19/10/2017, North Sea, Offshore, Roland Neumann
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser a. albifrons
Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris
BIF0222, 04/01/2010, Untere Havelniederung, Germany, Mathias Putze
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser a. albifrons
BIF1677, 15/03/2017, Kühlungsborn, Germany, Roland Neumann
>> ACOUSTIC ID >>>>>
– a variety of different calls in flight and during migration
– all calls are highly variable, different transitional forms exist
– (gradual) differences between sexes and age classes likely
– two common call groups during migration: honks and squeals
– honks and squeals with regular disharmonic partials and voice breaks
– the modulation of honks is very variable
– calls can be monosyllabic to polysyllabic
– short calls (chuckle) when irritated or disturbed (observer!)
– chuckles uttered singly or in series
– overview –
– detail –
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser a. albifrons, flight call (honk)
BIF3661, 18/02/2017, Cuxhaven, Germany, Patrick Franke
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Greater White-fronted Goose Anser a. albifrons, flight call (squeal)
BIF3665, 25/10/2020, Linum, Germany, Patrick Franke
– overview –
– detail –
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser a. albifrons, flight call (squeal, chuckle)
BIF3654, 10/11/2012, Großteich Torgau, Germany, Patrick Franke
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– detail –
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser a. albifrons, flight call (squeal, honk)
BIF3655, 31/01/2014, Camperduin, Netherlands, Patrick Franke
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– detail –
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser a. albifrons, flight call (squeal, honk, chuckle)
BIF3660, 05/02/2017, Werbeliner See, Germany, Patrick Franke
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– detail –
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser a. albifrons, flight call (honk, squeal)
BIF3662, 06/10/2017, Flachwasserzone Mannhausen, Germany, Patrick Franke
– overview –
– detail –
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser a. albifrons, flight call (honk, squeal)
Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris rossicus, flight call (HONK)
BIF3658, 04/11/2014, Flachwasserzone Mannhausen, Germany, Patrick Franke
– Tundra Bean Goose in background
– overview –
– detail –
Greater White-fronted Goose Anser a. albifrons, flight call (honk, squeal)
Tundra Bean Goose Anser serrirostris rossicus, flight call (HONK)
BIF3657, 28/03/2014, Werbeliner See, Germany, Patrick Franke
– mixed flock
>> COMPARISON SPECIES >>>>>
Pink-footed Goose
Greylag Goose
Tundra Bean Goose
Taiga Bean Goose
Lesser White-fronted Goose
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