Goose of the harvests

The Oie of the harvests ( Anser fabalis ) is a Oiseau pertaining to the family of the Anatidae and the subfamily of the Anserinae.

Description

This Goose measurement between 66 and 84 cm according to the subspecies. The plumage is primarily gray with a black and orange nozzle and orange legs. The head is much darker than the remainder of the body.

Habitat

This species attends the marshes of the Toundra and the Taïga, of the Norway until the Kamtchatka. It winters mainly in Western Europe, China and with the Japan.

Chart of distribution of the species:

Biology

The reproduction begins as of May, the birds leaving their districts of summer in September. The goose of the harvests spends time little on water, preferring to nourish itself with ground in the cereal fields. It is a careful and apprehensive bird less gregarious than the other species of Oies.

Populations

The goose of the harvests has a population ranging between 800.000 and 840.000 individuals, the species is not threatened.

External bonds

  • Bien to know goose of the harvest on http://www.passion-oies.com

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