If you're a birder, you'll know what a life list is. It's basically a list of all the bird species one has observed and positively ID'd in one's lifetime. This blog is a record of my "critter" life list (mostly of birds), including photos I've taken over the years, some of the actual lifer if I was lucky enough to get the shot. Don't expect National Geographic quality stuff here, just the work of an amateur photog who loves to trudge out into nature.

Friday, November 6, 2015

Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides)

6/22/02 Prado Regional Park, Chino Hills, San Bernardino County, CA 
7/25/04 Legg Lake, Whittier Narrows Recreation Area, Los Angeles County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Swan Goose

SPECIES: Anser cygnoides

FAMILY: Anatidae (Ducks & Geese)

LIFE LIST DATE: 6/22/2002

LOCATION: Prado Regional Park, San Bernardino County, CA


Another species of goose that has been domesticated is the Swan Goose, native to eastern Eurasia and sometimes called a Chinese goose. A domestic swan goose usually has a large knob at the base of the bill (the wild form lacks this). It also can show a white patch behind the bill.  It varies from wild type coloring (mostly gray with a dark line down the back of the otherwise white neck) to pure white.

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