Greylag Goose

Anser anser

Order:

Family:

Anatidae

Size:

76-89 cm

Weight:

M 2600-4560 g, F 2070-3960 g

Taxonomy:

A. a. rubrirostris (Swinhoe, 1871)

Short Description:

A large pale grey goose with pink bill, eye-ring and legs, and head and neck not much darker than breast. Juvenile is similar to adult, but has less prominent pale fringes to upperparts, flanks and belly; more scaly with duller bill. Shows pale grey forewing in flight.

Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast

Common passage migrant through major waterways and lakes all across Gilgit-Baltistan. Landing in the region during cloudy/harsh weather, at lakes, marshes, rivers and streams with fringe vegetation up to 4000m, avoiding turbulent waters.

Forages mainly on land, by grazing, but also on water, where it sometimes upends or submerges head, and by probing in mud and pulling at stems of exposed roots. Essentially vegetarian; grass, roots, leaves, stems, seed heads, fruits and sprouts of wide variety of plants, complemented in winter with grain, potatoes and other vegetables.