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Emperor Goose

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

Chen canagica

1 Identification
2 Distribution
3 Taxonomy
4 Habitat
5 Behaviour
6 References
7 External Links

[edit] Identification

Plump grey body
Finely barred
White head and hindneck

[edit] Distribution

Originally from NE Siberia and Alaska.

[edit] Taxonomy

This is a monotypic species.^[1]

[edit] Habitat

Coastal tundra and rocky coastlines.

[edit] Behaviour

They are ground nesters; 3â€“7 eggs are laid.

The diet includes vegetation.

[edit] References

Clements, JF. 2008. The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World. 6th ed., with updates to December 2008. Ithaca: Cornell Univ. Press. ISBN 978-0801445019. Spreadsheet available at http://www.birds.cornell.edu/clementschecklist.