Population and Distribution
Population Trend:
No population trend available
Distribution:
Local Atlases )
British Population Size:
Winter:
First Record:
Conservation Status: AMBER
because
Localised Non-breeding Population,
Important Non-breeding Population
Previous Assessments: 2002-2007
AMBER
1996-2001
AMBER
Races of Concern:
Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
No habitat data from BBS
European Population Size:
Summer:
Birds in Europe
Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of: WCA(II),WBD(II*), Bonn(II), AEWA
Survey Results:
Breeding and Survival
Egg Size:
Egg Weight:
Number of Nest Records:
Clutch Size:
Incubation:
by the:
Female
Fledging:
as:
First Clutches Laid:
Number of Broods:
Number Ringed: Annual Totals )
Adult Survival:
Juvenile Survival:
Age at First Breeding:
Typical Lifespan:
Maximum Recorded Age:
Summary of Ringing Recoveries
Biometrics
Ring Size:
Wing Length
Adult:
434.7 ± 28.7
Range
405 - 467 mm, N =59
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data
Male:
441.9 ± 13.3
423 - 465 mm, N =23
Female:
425.2 ± 18.9
387 - 457 mm, N =35
Weight
Adult:
2.80 ± 0.32
Range
2.22 - 3.40 kg , N =58
Juvenile:
Insufficient Data
Male:
2.88 ± 0.36
2.22 - 3.40 kg , N =23
Female:
2.74 ± 0.28
2.35 - 3.15 kg , N =35
Source:
British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
Other Names
Anser fabalis
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For More Information...
Books and Monographs:
Fox, A.D. et al. 1997 BWP Update 1:37-48
Kear, J 2005 Ducks, geese and swans Oxford University Press
[598.48 KEA]
Cabot, D. 2009 Wildfowl Collins, London
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