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Bird name:

Bean Goose

Anser fabalisOrder: ANSERIFORMES Family: Geese and Ducks (Anatidae)

Codes: Common Name: BEGO Scientific Name: ANSFAB ITIS Taxonomic No.: 175024

Head

Topo Map: Duck-like Head

Bill Shape: Spatulate
Eye Color: No data.
Head Pattern: Plain
Crown Color: Brown
Forehead Color: Brown
Nape Color: Brown
Throat Color: Dark brown with gray-brown streaking.
Cere color: No Data

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Body

Topo Map: Duck-like Body

Length Range: 71-89 cm (28-35 in)
Weight: 3219 g (113.6 oz)
Size: Size 4. Large (16 - 32 in)
Color: White, Brown
Underparts: White
Upperparts: Brown with white barring.
Back Pattern: Barred or banded
Belly Pattern: Solid
Breast Pattern: Barred or banded

Flight

Topo Map: Duck-like Flight

Flight Pattern: Strong direct flight with steady wing beats., Flies in V formation.
Wingspan Range: 135-163 cm (53-64 in)
Wing Shape: Tapered-Wings
Tail Shape: Pointed Tail
Tail Pattern: Solid
Upper Tail: Brown
Under Tail: White
Leg Color: Orange

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Bean Goose

Bean Goose: Large goose, scaled brown upperparts, white underparts. Head, neck are dark brown. Black bill with yellow-orange saddle. Tail is dark with white undertail coverts. Legs and feet are orange. Feeds on plants, seeds, fruits. Strong direct flight on steady wing beats. Flies in V formation.

● Song: "ung-ank"

● Foraging & Feeding: Bean Goose: Eats grass, cereals, potatoes, and other crops.

● Breeding & 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.

● 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.

Flight Pattern

Strong direct flight with steady wing beats., Flies in V formation.

● Range & 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.

^BreedingColonial

^PopulationRare to casual

^MigrationMigratory

^Weight113.6 Ounces

Duck-like Head

Duck-like Body

Duck-like Flight

4 and 6 letter alpha codes

The four letter common name alpha code is is derived from the first two letters of the common first name and the first two letters of common last name. The six letter species name alpha code is derived from the first three letters of the scientific name (genus) and the first three letters of the scientific name (species). See (1) below for the rules used to create the codes..

Four-letter (for English common names) and six-letter (for scientific names) species alpha codes were developed by Pyle and DeSante (2003, North American Bird-Bander 28:64-79) to reflect A.O.U. taxonomy and nomenclature (A.O.U. 1998) as modified by Supplements 42 (Auk 117:847-858, 2000) and 43 (Auk 119:897-906, 2002). The list has been updated by Pyle and DeSante to reflect changes reported by the A.O.U from 2003 through 2006.

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Bean Goose

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