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© Photo: C. Zöckler, Taimyr, July 95
© Photo: C. Zöckler, Taimyr, July 95
| Species Fact Sheet | |||||
| Species: | Anser albifrons | ||||
| Family: | Anatidae | ||||
| Common: | White-fronted Goose (English), Белолобый гусь (Russian) | ||||
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Distribution:
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see Distribution Map or Flyway Map | ||||
| Breeding habitat: | Polygonal tundra, ponds and lakes | ||||
| Habitat on migration: | Wide range of inland wetlands and agricultural land | ||||
| Population | |||||
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Name
|
AEWA Status |
Size
|
Trend
|
Year
|
|
|
Global
|
-
|
c.2
667 700
|
?
|
1997
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Northwest
Siberia and Northeast Europe / Northwest Europe
(A. a. albifrons) |
600
000 (750 000)
|
INC
|
1997
(1999)
|
||
|
Western
Siberia / Central Europe
(A. a. albifrons) |
100
000 (60 000)
|
DEC
|
1997
(1999)
|
||
|
Western
Siberia / Black Sea and Turkey
(A. a. albifrons) |
650
000
|
?
|
1997
|
||
|
Northern
Siberia / Caspian / Iraq
(A. a. albifrons) |
15
000
|
DEC
|
1997
|
||
|
Greenland
/ Ireland and U.K.
(A. a. flavirostris) |
30
000 (33 000)
|
INC
|
1997
(1999)
|
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| Further Information | |||||
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Sound
© C. Zöckler, Taimyr, Russia, July 95 |
Data
Sources
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Species
Database for country distribution and legislation details
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