Pink-footed Goose
March 7, 2006
The Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) can be found in Greenland, Iceland and Svalbard. It migrates in winter to northwest Europe, especially Great Britain. The Svalbard-population winters in Belgium, The Nederlands and Denmark.
It is closely related to the Bean Goose (Anser fabalis). The Pink-footed Goose has the bill short, bright pink in the middle, and the feet also pink, which is diagnostic.
The upper wing-coverts are nearly of the same bluish-grey as in the Greylag Goose.