Bean Geese - Poland (1 Viewer)

[AGDK]

Hello

I just saw these 2 geese today in a group of hundreds.. I'm I right to assume this must be a Fabalis on the right and Rossicus on the left?

 

[Joern Lehmhus]

yes, I think so -but do you have any more photos

 

[AGDK]

I have a shot here in flight, but it's not the same bird I guess.. There was a lot of geeses, coming and leaving all the time..

 

[Lanugoh]

Hi!

Considering the high basis and the distribution of black at the beak plus the short neck I agree that the left one should be ssp. rossicus, while the right one is fabalis.

 

[AGDK]

I have one more here, standing on the left side of the picture, with quite a lot of orange on the bill

 

[AGDK]

Super, thanks for your confirmation to both of you!

 

[lupokatja]

That last bird looks like a rossicus to me (a mostly orange bill is only a supporting feature for fabalis). Agree with (probable/likely) fabalis for the right-hand bird in your first picture (looks long-necked and rather slender- and long-billed), but difficult to be 100% sure from a single picture. The flying birds look like they could be fabalis Bean Geese too.

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