Birds and wildlife

Snow Goose

Anser caerulescensGroup: Ducks, geese and swansUK Conservation status:Green

How to identify

The Snow Goose is a medium-sized goose, rather thin-necked with a stout bill. It has two colour forms, one all-white with black wing feathers, which are obvious in flight, the other white-headed with a blue-grey body and wings. It does not breed in the UK, except where escaped it has from captivity. Wild birds breed in Greenland, Arctic North America and Siberia – some migrate south in the autumn to spend the winter on the Atlantic coast of the USA.

Key

  1. Resident
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* This map is intended as a guide. It shows general distribution rather than detailed, localised populations.
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