Snow goose

E785411

bird species migratory waterfowl species

The snow goose is a migratory North American waterfowl species known for its large, noisy flocks and striking white plumage with black wingtips.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bird species ⓘ migratory waterfowl ⓘ species ⓘ
alsoCalled	blue goose ⓘ
averageMass	2.0–3.2 kg ⓘ
bodyLength	63–79 cm ⓘ
breedsIn	Arctic tundra NERFINISHED ⓘ subarctic regions ⓘ
class	Aves NERFINISHED ⓘ
clutchSize	3–5 eggs ⓘ
commonName	snow goose ⓘ
commonNameOf	Anser caerulescens NERFINISHED ⓘ
diet	herbivorous ⓘ
distribution	Arctic Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ Greenland NERFINISHED ⓘ northern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ
eats	agricultural grains ⓘ grasses ⓘ roots ⓘ sedges ⓘ
family	Anatidae NERFINISHED ⓘ Anatidae ⓘ
flightFormation	V-shaped flocks ⓘ
forms	large flocks ⓘ
genus	Anser NERFINISHED ⓘ
habitat	agricultural fields ⓘ coastal marshes ⓘ wetlands ⓘ
hasMorph	blue morph ⓘ white morph ⓘ
incubationPeriod	22–25 days ⓘ
IUCNStatus	Least Concern ⓘ
kingdom	Animalia ⓘ
lifespanWild	up to 20 years ⓘ
migratoryBehavior	long-distance migrant ⓘ
migratoryFlyway	Atlantic Flyway NERFINISHED ⓘ Central Flyway NERFINISHED ⓘ Mississippi Flyway NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Flyway NERFINISHED ⓘ
monogamous	true ⓘ
nativeTo	North America ⓘ
nestingSite	ground ⓘ
order	Anseriformes NERFINISHED ⓘ
phylum	Chordata ⓘ
plumageColor	white ⓘ
socialBehavior	gregarious ⓘ
subspecies	Anser caerulescens atlanticus NERFINISHED ⓘ Anser caerulescens caerulescens NERFINISHED ⓘ
vocalization	loud honking calls ⓘ
wingspan	135–165 cm ⓘ
wingTipColor	black ⓘ
wintersIn	Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ southern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lake Saint-Pierre → supportsSpecies → Snow goose ⓘ

Banks Island → hasWildlife → Snow goose ⓘ

this entity surface form: lesser snow goose