Snow Goose

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The Snow Goose is an irregular guest in western Europe. It breeds in the far north of both America and Russia, but occasionally wanders off to western Europe.

Wiki:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chen_caerulescens

Map:

http://eol.org/pages/71997/maps

Scientific name:

Chen caerulescens

Presence in western Europe:

Rare

More information

Size:

Goose

Birdtype:

waterfowl

Main colour:

White

Beak colour:

Orange

Beak shape:

Duck

Crown colour:

White

Breast colour:

White

Belly colour:

White

Throat colour:

White

Rump colour:

White

Upperwing colour:

White

Underwing colour:

White

Wing stripe colour:

Black

Wing shape:

Pointed

Leg colour:

Orange

Leg shape:

Webbed

Tail colour:

White

Tail shape:

Square

Looks like

Mute Swan

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The Snow Goose is much smaller than the Mute Swan and has a shorter neck.

Snow Goose

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The Snow Goose is present in a white and a dark subspecies. Most of the Snow Geese are white.