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Goose Hybrid - London UK (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter ChrisKten
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captaincarot
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it looks very much like one i saw last year, and that was put down as canada x greylag so you're probably correct
captaincarot
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the one i saw did have white there also, i posted it on here a while ago asking just the same question and probably thinking just the same also
http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=157292
this is alink to the thread about my one
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ChrisKten
It's true, I quite like Pigeons
Actually Clive, that does seem a closer match, but I've no idea if we get White-fronted Geese in the London area. Although I guess the mating could have taken place elsewhere?
Joern Lehmhus
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white around the base of bill is a common feature of canada x greylag.
if the greylag parent was a domestic one (a "barnyard" goose), the white can even be much more extended than in your bird! But your bird could still have a domestic parent.
in general, Canada x greylag is probably the commonest combination of the genera Anser and Branta.
canada x greater whitefront is possible but much rarer and also in most cases has more white in the face than your bird.
if the greylag parent was a domestic one (a "barnyard" goose), the white can even be much more extended than in your bird! But your bird could still have a domestic parent.
in general, Canada x greylag is probably the commonest combination of the genera Anser and Branta.
canada x greater whitefront is possible but much rarer and also in most cases has more white in the face than your bird.
ChrisKten
It's true, I quite like Pigeons
Thanks, as I said, Canada/Greylag was my first impression, I'd just not noticed the white around the base of the bill before. I'll pay more attention next time.|=)|
