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Bean Goose Anser fabalis [Latham, 1787]
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Trends & Distribution
Breeding & Survival
Biometrics
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Order:
Anseriformes
Family:
Anatidae
BTO Codes:
BE, BEAGO
EURING No:
1570
Number in Britain:
500 birds (Winter)
Conservation Status:
UK:
AMBER
European:
Not a species of concern(Winte
Global:
Least Concern
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Status in UK:
(A) Winter Visitor
Subspecies:
fabalis , rossicus recorded in Britain (of 5 subsp. in the world)
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Length:
75 cm
Wingspan:
158 cm
Weight:
M: 3.4 kg F: 2.8 kg
Scientific name from:
L.: anser =a goose
and L.: fabalis =of beans (from faba =bean)
World Distribution:
BREEDS: n Scandinavia & Siberia, WINTERS: w,c Europe, Iran, China & Japan
Habitat:
Tundra & taiga lakes, bogs & wet meadows
Diet:
Plant material on land, incl. (in winter) cereal crops
TitBit:
Co-ordinated observation of neck-collared birds wintering in Norfolk showed one reached its first staging ground (Jutland) on the way back to its breeding areas in 7h 39m, flying 650km at an average speed of 85 kph
Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
No population trend available
Distribution:
New Atlas )
British Population Size:
Winter:
500 individuals
in 1994-99
First Record:
1678
Conservation Status:
AMBER
because
Small Non-breeding Population,
Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
AMBER
1996-2001
AMBER
Races of Concern:
fabalis RED (International Concern) , rossicus AMBER (Rare or Localised)
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer:
850 to 1 thousand pairs
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
WBD(II), Bern(III), Bonn(II), AEWA
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
84 x 56 mm
Egg Weight:
146.0 g (of which 9 % is shell)
Number of Nest Records:
0
Clutch Size:
4 - 6 eggs
Incubation:
27- 29 days
by the:
Female
Fledging:
Unavailable
as:
Precocial, downy
First Clutches Laid:
Does not breed in Britain, or too few Nest Records
Number of Broods:
1
Number Ringed:
0
Adult Survival:
0.770
Juvenile Survival:
No data
Age at First Breeding:
Typical Lifespan:
No data
Maximum Recorded Age:
2yr 1m
(Germany: 25yr 7m)
Biometrics
Ring Size:
Check with Ringing Unit
Wing Length
Adult:
Insufficient Data.
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data.
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Weight
Adult:
Insufficient Data.
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data.
Male:
Insufficient Data
Female:
Insufficient Data
Other Names
Includes A. brachrhynchus
Gaelic:
Muir-ghèadh
Welsh:
Gwydd y Llafur
Danish:
Sædgås
Dutch:
Rietgans
Finnish:
Metsähanhi
French:
Oie des moissons
German:
Saatgans
Hungarian:
Vetési lúd
Icelandic:
Akurgæs
Irish:
Síolghé
Italian:
Oca granaiola
Norwegian:
Sædgås
Polish:
Ges zbozowa
Portuguese:
Ganso-campestre
Spanish:
Ansar campestre
Swedish:
Sädgås
For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Kear, J 2005 Ducks, geese and swans Oxford University Press
[598.48 KEA]
Cabot, D. 2009 Wildfowl Collins, London
See Also:
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