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Snow Goose
| Color: |
Blue, White |
| Size: |
28" |
| Season: |
Winter |
| Description: |
Comes in two color forms, white and blue (dark). Both forms have black wing tips, white heads and pink bills. Both forms can be found in the same flocks. |
| Voice: |
High-pitched honk.
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| Habitat: |
Open water, lakes, ponds, also harvested agricultural fields. |
| Interesting Fact: |
The blue form used to be considered a separate species, the "Blue Goose". |
| Scientific name: |
Chen caerulescens |
| Order: |
Anseriformes |
| Family: |
Anatidae |
Adult white form Howard Eskin |
Adult blue form Howard Eskin |
Adult and juvenile white form Howard Eskin |
Juvenile blue form Nick Anich |
White and blue forms in flight Robert Herron |
Flock Howard Eskin |
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