General

Bean Goose: Large goose with scaled brown upperparts and white underparts. Head and neck are dark brown. Bill is black with yellow-orange saddle. Tail is dark with white undertail coverts. Legs and feet are orange. Sexes are similar.

Range and Habitat

Bean Goose: Breeds in northern Eurasia, but is rare to casual spring visitor to western Alaska and the Bering Sea islands. Preferred habitats include tundra, wet grasslands, and flooded fields.

Breeding and Nesting

Bean Goose: Four to five white eggs are laid on the ground atop a small pile of tundra grass. Incubation ranges from 27 to 29 days and is carried out by the female.

Foraging and Feeding

Bean Goose: Eats grass, cereals, potatoes, and other crops.

Vocalization

Bean Goose: Call is a nasal "ung-ank."

Similar Species

Bean Goose: Greater White-fronted Goose has pink bill, white face patch, and dark bars on underparts. Pink-footed Goose has a short bill, bright pink in the middle, and pink feet.