bean goose
anser fabalis latin

The Bean Goose is a rare winter visitor to Britain.

'Now sort out the pink-footed goose from the bean goose by shape.

Whereas bean geese have long stocking necks with longer heads, longer bills.

Purple Heron and Bean Goose are rare visitors.

The Bean Goose is a goose that breeds in northern Europe and Asia.

It is similar in size to the small rossicus subspecies of Bean Goose, but distinctly smaller than the nominate subspecies fabalis.

Although we saw one or two birds such as pine grosbeak, waxwing and bean goose which were 'new' for the trip, we found the valley a depressing place.

Tundra Bean Goose (Anser serrirostris, if treated as a distinct species) (Swinhoe, 1871)

Markedly smaller than Bean Goose, having similar dark head and neck, but forewing pale, and readily told by pink legs and short black-based pink bill.

Upo provides habitat to large numbers of migrant birds, including other rare species such as the White-naped Crane and Taiga Bean Goose.

Key bird species include Bean Geese which over-winter at the site, the only location they regularly do so at in England, Lapwing and Wigeon.

BEAN GOOSE Anser fabalis.

In size and bill structure, it is very similar to 'Anser fabalis rossicus', and in the past was often treated as a sixth subspecies of Bean Goose.

Common Cranes may loosely associate with any other crane in the Grus genus in migration or winter as well as greater white-fronted geese and bean geese.

The Greylag Goose, Greater White-fronted Goose, Bean Goose and Tufted Duck are also at home here.

There are two regular wintering flocks of Taiga Bean Goose, in the Yare Valley, Norfolk and the Avon Valley, Scotland.

Rare species include Bean Goose, Common Crane, Osprey, Black-throated Diver, Great Grey Owl, and Red-flanked Bluetail.

Moderately-sized species, including larger Anas ducks such as Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) and geese such as Bean Goose (Anser fabalis) are perhaps most often recorded.

Some authorities also treat some subspecies as distinct species (notably Tundra Bean Goose) or as likely future species splits (notably Greenland White-fronted Goose).

The English and scientific names of the Bean Goose come from its habit in the past of grazing in bean field stubbles in winter (Latin faba, a bean).

Other species of the area include the Lesser Black-backed Gull, Capercaillie, Willow Grouse, Bean Goose, Eurasian Golden Plover, and the Siberian Jay.

Birds for which the site is significant include Swan Geese, Bean Geese, Greater White-fronted Geese, Scaly-sided Mergansers, White-naped Cranes, Red-crowned Cranes and Dunlins.

The Tundra Bean Goose has no regular wintering sites, but is found in small groups among other grey goose species - among the most regular localities are WWT Slimbridge, Gloucestershire and Holkham Marshes, Norfolk.

Up to 400 White-fronted Geese and a few Tundra Bean Geese may join the wildfowl flocks, and the odd Peregrine Falcon, Short-eared Owl, Merlin, Marsh Harrier or Hen Harrier may hunt over the fields.

The wet grasslands hold internationally important numbers of wigeon, nationally important numbers of European White-fronted Goose, and Britain's largest flock of Bean Goose, as well as Northern Lapwing, Common Redshank and Common Snipe.

Moderately-sized species, including larger Anas ducks such as Mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) and geese such as Bean Goose (Anser fabalis) are perhaps most often recorded.

His research is particularly focused on reproduction in the Greater White-fronted Goose, the Bean Goose (Anser fabalis rossicus), the Eurasian Oystercatcher, the Pied Avocet, the Northern Lapwing, the Black-tailed Godwit, and the Common Redshank.