Pink-footed Goose Photo Gallery
A medium-sized goose with a dark brown head, a lighter brown neck and breast, dark flanks, and light blue-gray to brownish upperparts. The short, stubby bill is mostly dark with a variable pink mark. The legs and feet are pink.
© Shawn Billerman / Macaulay LibraryNew York, November 23, 2016In flight, note the mainly light gray upperwings and darker underwings. The white tail has a dark grayish band and a broad white tip.
© Frank King / Macaulay LibraryNewfoundland and Labrador, April 29, 2019Grazes on grasses and agricultural crops during the winter.
© Tom Johnson / Macaulay LibraryNew Jersey, February 21, 2017(with Canada Goose)
Rare in the United States and Canada, but when found here, usually in the company of larger Canada Geese.
© Sam Zhang / Macaulay LibraryMassachusetts, November 08, 2016Nests on arctic tundra or on rocky cliffs, outcrops, or pinnacles.
© Christophe Gouraud / Macaulay LibrarySvalbard, June 27, 2016Gathers in large flocks on wintering grounds.
© Ric Else / Macaulay LibraryEngland, November 30, 2016Compare with Similar Species
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Species in This Family
Ducks, Geese, and Waterfowl(Order: Anseriformes, Family: Anatidae)
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