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Anser domesticus
"The breed is auto-sexing with distinct color differences between males (ganders) and females (geese) at hatching. Adult Ganders are mostly white with some grey on the rump while the adult Geese are mostly grey and occasionally have traces of grey in their faces. Both Ganders and Geese have a knobless orange bill, and orange feet and shanks. Weight of the mature bird is about 13-14 pounds."
This breed of goose is listed as threatened by the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy. Spotted by Taylor Brown.
Spotted on Nov 20, 2013
Submitted on Dec 1, 2013
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