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Greater White-fronted Goose
jmorlan

Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons albifrons)

This is an immature lacking the adult's black barring on the underparts, but starting to develop a white blaze across its forehead for which this species is named. Birds breeding in East Asia and Western Canada and Alaska were formerly referred to as "Pacific White-fronted Goose" A. a. frontalis and described as being larger, with longer bill and darker head compared to nominate birds of Western Europe. However analysis by Banks (2011) found that frontalis is a junior synonym of A. a. gambelli breeding from interior Alaska to Hudson Bay. Furthermore the portion of the former A. a. frontalis breeding in East Asia and wintering in Japan are now merged with nominate A. a. albifrons.
Location
Izumi--Izumi Crane Observation Center, Kagoshima Prefecture, Japan
Date taken
18 February 2019
Scientific name
Anser albifrons albifrons
Equipment used
Canon PowerShot SX60 HS
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Opus Editor
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That's a great picture that Joe.

I don't normally see these whitefronts on this side of Scotland, just occasional strays. To see the Greenland Whitefront, had to travel over to the Isle of Islay in the autumn.

A super picture and info there lad - many thanks.
 

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