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Ashy-headed Goose [Chloephaga poliocephala]
The Ashy-headed Goose (Chloephaga poliocephala) is a large sheldgoose, which breeds in mountainous areas of southernmost South America and winters on lowlands just north of its breeding range. The lined nest is built in tall grass, and 4-6 eggs are laid....
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/ashy_headed_goose/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Bar-headed Goose [Anser indicus]
The Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus) is a goose which breeds in Central Asia in colonies of thousands near mountain lakes. It lays 3-8 eggs in a ground nest. Life and habitat The summer habitat is high altitude lakes where the bird grazes on short grass....
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/bar_headed_goose/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Barnacle Goose [Branta leucopsis]
The Barnacle Goose (Branta leucopsis) belongs to the genus Branta of black geese, which contains species with largely black plumage, distinguishing them from the grey Anser species. Despite its superficial similarity to the Brent Goose, genetic analysis h...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/barnacle_goose/ - Last revised: May 30, 2023
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Cackling Goose [Branta hutchinsii]
The Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii), colloquially (and incorrectly) Lesser or Small Canada/Canadian Goose in North America, belongs to the genus Branta of black geese, which contains species with largely black plumage, distinguishing them from the grey...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/cackling_goose/ - Last revised: Jan 02, 2022
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Canada Goose [Branta canadensis]
The Canada Goose (Branta canadensis), also referred to in North America as the Canadian Goose, belongs to the Branta genus of geese, which contains species with largely black plumage, distinguishing them from the grey species of the Anser genus.The black...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/canada_goose/ - Last revised: May 30, 2023
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Egyptian Goose [Alopochen aegyptiacus]
The Egyptian Goose (Alopochen aegyptiacus) is a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae. It is in the shelduck subfamily Tadorninae, and is the only extant member of the genus Alopochen. mtDNA cytochrome b sequence data suggest that the relatio...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/egyptian_goose/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Emperor Goose [Chen canagica]
The Emperor Goose (Chen canagica) is a species of goose. It breeds around the Bering Sea, mostly in Alaska, USA, but also in Kamchatka, Russia. It is migratory, wintering mainly in the Aleutian Islands. The American Ornithologists' Union places this speci...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/emperor_goose/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Graylag Goose [Anser anser]
The Greylag Goose (also spelled Graylag in the United States), Anser anser, is a bird with a wide range in the Old World. It is the type species of the genus Anser. It was in pre-Linnean times known as the Wild Goose ("Anser ferus"). This species is the a...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/graylag_goose/ - Last revised: May 30, 2023
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Greater White-fronted Goose [Anser albifrons]
The Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons) is a goose species closely related to the smaller Lesser White-fronted Goose (A. erythropus). In Europe it has been known as simply "White-fronted Goose"; in North America it is known as the Greater White-...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/greater_white_fronted_goose/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Greylag Goose [Anser anser]
The Greylag Goose, Anser anser, is a bird with a wide range in the Old World. It is the type species of the genus Anser.It was in pre-Linnean times known as the Wild Goose ("Anser ferus"). This species is the ancestor of domesticated geese in Europe and N...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/greylag_goose/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Hawai'ian Goose
The Hawaiian Goose or Nene, Branta sandvicensis, is a species of goose endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. It shares a recent common ancestor with Branta canadensis, the Canada Goose. The official bird of the State of Hawaii'i, the Nene is exclusively found...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/hawaiian_goose/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Kelp Goose [Chloephaga hybrida]
The Kelp Goose (Spanish: Caranca or Cauquén Marino), Chloephaga hybrida, is a member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae. It is in the shelduck subfamily Tadorninae. It can be found in the Southern part of South America; in Patagonia, Tierra del F...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/kelp_goose/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Red-breasted Goose [Branta ruficollis]
Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis The Red-breasted Goose (Branta ruficollis) is a goose of the genus Branta. It is sometimes separated in Rufibrenta but appears close enough to the Brent Goose (Branta bernicla) to make this unnecessary, despite its dis...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/red_breasted_goose/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Ross's Goose [Chen rossii]
The Ross's Goose (Chen rossii or Anser rossii) is a North American species of goose.The American Ornithologists' Union places this species and the other two "white" geese in the genus Chen rather than the more traditional "grey" goose genus Anser.This goo...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/ross_goose/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Small Asian Mongoose
The Small Asian Mongoose (Herpestes javanicus), also known as the Indian Mongoose, Small Indian Mongoose, or the Javan Mongoose, is a species of mongoose found in the wild in South and Southeast Asia. It has also been introduced to various parts of the wo...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/mammals/small_asian_mongoose/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Small Indian Mongoose
The Small Asian Mongoose (Herpestes javanicus), also known as the Indian Mongoose, Small Indian Mongoose, or the Javan Mongoose, is a species of mongoose found in the wild in South and Southeast Asia. It has also been introduced to various parts of the wo...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/mammals/small_indian_mongoose/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Snow Goose [Chen caerulescens]
Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens) is a North American species of goose. Its name derives from the typically white plumage. The genus of this bird is disputed. The American Ornithologists' Union and BirdLife International for example place this species and th...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/snow_goose/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Taiga Bean-Goose [Anser fabalis]
The Bean Goose is a medium to large goose breeding in northern Europe and Asia. It has been split into two species by the AOU (2007) and the BOU (year?)--see below. It is migratory and winters further south in Europe and Asia. The bill is black at the bas...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/taiga_bean_goose/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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Tundra Bean-Goose [Anser serrirostris]
The Bean Goose is a medium to large goose breeding in northern Europe and Asia. It has been split into two species by the AOU (2007) and the BOU (year?)--see below. It is migratory and winters further south in Europe and Asia. The bill is black at the bas...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/tundra_bean_goose/ - Last revised: Mar 11, 2023
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Upland Goose [Chloephaga picta]
The Magellan Goose or Upland Goose (Chloephaga picta) is a South American member of the duck, goose and swan family Anatidae. It is in the shelduck subfamily Tadorninae. Males have a white head and breast, whereas the females are brown with black-striped...
http://www.kiwifoto.com/galleries/birds/upland_goose/ - Last revised: Oct 30, 2017
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