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Photo by DJA
Photographed: Escapee photographed at Rutland Water, Great Britain

Chen canagica

[edit] Identification

• Plump grey body
• Finely barred
• White head and hindneck

[edit] Distribution

Originally from NE Siberia and Alaska.

[edit] Taxonomy

Often placed in genus Anser.

[edit] Habitat

Coastal tundra and rocky coastlines.

[edit] Behaviour

They are ground nesters; 3–7 eggs are laid.

The diet includes vegetation.

[edit] References

Wikipedia

[edit] External Links