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Goose Hybrid.

Canada x Greater White-fronted Goose hybrid.

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MeaganKeefe
MeaganKeefe 12 years ago
Canada x Greater White-fronted Goose hybrid.
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Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 12 years ago

Liam , Due to the fact that this goose was in the company of a GWFG and a Canada Goose, I think that I will ID this one as CWFG x Canada Goose hybrid.

Liam
Liam 12 years ago

With GWFG x Canada the white on the cheek usually stretches into the white on front.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 12 years ago

Did you see pic 2? Looks a little like your description!
Thanks for checking this spotting out!

Liam
Liam 12 years ago

Definitely a Canada hybrid, but not necessarily a GWFG hybrid. It does have a white front, but you'd be surprised to find out that many Greylag x Canada hybrids show the same thing. GWFG x Canada hybrids usually show more white on the face than this, but really there is no real way to tell if a goose is a Greylag x Canada Goose or GWFG x Canada Goose, unless the bird is swimming. Greylag hybrids tend to have bigger butts.

Hema  Shah
Hema Shah 12 years ago

Thanks Megan, We have a local pond. You should go thru my water fowl collection. Everytime I visit this pond i come back with a Hybrid!! It surprises me and sometimes shocks me!!.

MeaganKeefe
MeaganKeefe 12 years ago

very cool, canada x greater white- fronted goose hybrid. where did you spot it?

HemaShah
Spotted by
HemaShah

Fresno, California, USA

Spotted on Jan 9, 2012
Submitted on Jan 9, 2012

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