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| Anser anser |
(Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Family: Anatidae |
Order: Anseriformes |
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Greylag goose |
Oie cendrée |
Ánsar común |
Graugans |
| Migration: intercontinental |
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A few populations sedentary but most birds move southwards to winter in traditional sites at lower latitudes;
many European birds follow French coast and concentrate in large numbers, up to 80,000 in Dec/Jan, in Donana
marshes, SW Spain. Irregular occurrences often depend on extent of icing during particular winter.
(del Hoyo J, Elliott A, Sargatal J (eds), 1992)
- digitised by GROMS, after Madsen J Cracknell G, Fox T (1998),
- Copyright: GROMS/BfN -
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| Regions: Europe, North Africa, North Asia, West & Central Asia |
| Feedback: mail to Klaus Riede |
| (Last update: 05.03.04 by E.Heuel) |