Listen to the greater white-fronted goose
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About the greater white-fronted goose
The greater white-fronted goose is a bird in the family Anatidae (order Anseriformes). Its conservation status on the IUCN Red List is “least concern”. Adults have a wingspan of about 141 cm.
What does the greater white-fronted goose sound like?
Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round. Listening for both helps with identification.
The recordings here are labelled as nocturnal flight call and flight call. Listen for differences in rhythm, pitch and repetition – the spectrum display makes it easy to see whether a sound is a pure whistle (a thin line), a harsh call (a broad band) or a trill (rapid repeated marks).
From Wikipedia
The greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons) is a species of goose, closely related to the smaller lesser white-fronted goose (A. erythropus). The greater white-fronted goose is migratory, breeding in northern Canada, Alaska, Greenland, and Russia, and winters farther south in North America, Europe, and Asia. It is named for the patch of white feathers bordering the base of its bill; its specific name albifrons comes from the Latin albus "white" and frons "forehead". In the United Kingdom and Ireland, 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.
Related birds in the genus Anser
More from the family Anatidae
Frequently asked questions
What does a greater white-fronted goose sound like?
You can hear 4 recordings of the greater white-fronted goose on this page, including its nocturnal flight call and flight call. Most birds have two kinds of vocalisation: songs, which are learned or innate phrases delivered mainly in spring and summer, and calls – brief contact, alarm and begging notes heard all year round.
Is the greater white-fronted goose endangered?
The IUCN Red List classifies the greater white-fronted goose as “least concern”.
What family does the greater white-fronted goose belong to?
The greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons) belongs to the family Anatidae in the order Anseriformes.
Sources & credits
- Anser albifrons - Greater White-fronted Goose by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Nocturnal flight call · Dresden, Dresden, Sachsen, Germany by Jens Loose – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Flight call, nocturnal flight call · Arnhem, Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands by Joost van Bruggen – CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Flight call · Minnesota Valley NWR, Old Cedar Ave Bridge, Hennepin… by Jonathon Jongsma – CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
- Wikidata Q172093 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Greater white-fronted goose – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Photo by MPF – CC BY-SA 3.0