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Pink-footed Goose

(Anser brachyrhynchus)
German name(s): "Kurzschnabelgans"
Size: 60-75 cm; wing span 1.35-1.7 m
Weight: 1.8-3.4 kg

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Physical description

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Taxonomy, classification

See Pink-footed Goose at Wikipedia .

Range, habitat, finding this species

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Sightings

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Photos

ADULT

Sex unknown

Near-lateral view of two Pink-footed Geese in flight, with a Barnacle Goose on the right (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Terceira Island, Azores, November 2018]

Near-lateral view of two Pink-footed Geese banking to land; note the prominently visible pink legs and feet
(photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Terceira Island, Azores, November 2018]

Lateral view of a Pink-footed Goose in flight, bottom left, with a Barnacle Goose (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Terceira Island, Azores, November 2018]

Near-dorsal view of two Pink-footed Geese in flight (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Terceira Island, Azores, November 2018]

Dorsal view of two Pink-footed Geese in flight, centre and right, with a Barnacle Goose (photo courtesy of J. Pires)
[Terceira Island, Azores, November 2018]

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