Greylag Goose

Anser anser (Linnaeus, 1758)

Anatidae — Ducks, Geese, Swans

Greylag Goose is a goose in the family Anatidae and the order Anseriformes. It breeds across central and western parts of the Palearctic. In the breeding season it uses moorlands, marshes, lakeshores and coastal islands, placing its nest on the ground in vegetation. Pairs usually remain together for life. The female incubates a clutch of three to five eggs, while both adults protect and raise the young. Outside the breeding season it uses estuaries, marshes and flooded fields, and some populations stay in the same area throughout the year.

Order
Anseriformes
Family
Anatidae — Ducks, Geese, Swans
Breeding range
Palearctic: c, w
Nonbreeding range
n OR
Greylag Goose
© TRom12 · Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Tours where you can spot this bird

10 tours in India 7, Czech Republic 2, Spain 1

Northern India Birding Tour: Tigers, Birds and the Himalayas
Northern India Birding Tour: Tigers, Birds and the Himalayas
India / New Delhi Group tour 17 days

A 17-day northern India expedition combining wetland and Himalayan birding with Ranthambhore and Corbett wildlife safaris, the Chambal River...

From USD 9,565 Next: Jan 21, 2027
North India Fixed Departure Birding Tour
North India Fixed Departure Birding Tour
India / Delhi Group tour 15 days

Delhi – Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary - Ranthambore - Bharatpur - Chambal - Agra - Delhi- Corbett- Pangot- Sattal - Delhi...

Next: Dec 1, 2026
Private Urdaibai Birding with Birding Basque Country
Private Urdaibai Birding with Birding Basque Country
Spain / Bilbao Private tour

Explore the marshes, estuary, holm-oak woodland and coastal cliffs of the Urdaibai Biosphere Reserve on a private 3-hour or full-day birding...

From EUR 50
Private Nové Mlýny Winter Birding with Petr Suvorov
Private Nové Mlýny Winter Birding with Petr Suvorov
Czech Republic / Brno Private tour

Scan the Nové Mlýny reservoirs with Petr Suvorov on a private winter outing shaped around open water, goose movements and the available da...

Private Lednice-Valtice Wetland Birding with Petr Suvorov
Private Lednice-Valtice Wetland Birding with Petr Suvorov
Czech Republic / Brno Private tour

Explore the protected Lednice fishponds and the wider Lednice-Valtice landscape on a private South Moravia birding outing led by Petr Suvoro...

Little Rann of Kutch Short Birding Tours
Little Rann of Kutch Short Birding Tours
India / Bhuj Private tour 5 days

A five-day loop from Ahmedabad spends three full days among the wetlands, salt flats and scrub of Gujarat’s Little Rann of Kutch....

North India Birding Tour
North India Birding Tour
India / Delhi Private tour 15 days

Delhi – Ranthambore National Park - Bharatpur - Keoladeo National Park - Dholpur - Agra - Corbett National Park - Kumeria - Pangot - Sat T...

Corbett Short Birding Tours
Corbett Short Birding Tours
India / Ramnagar Private tour 5 days

Five days from Delhi pair the Kosi River near Garjiya Devi with three days of birding in the forests, grasslands and river country of Corbet...

Bharatpur Chambal Short Birding Tours
Bharatpur Chambal Short Birding Tours
India / Bharatpur Private tour 5 days

Five days from Delhi pair boat birding on the Chambal River near Dholpur with wetland and grassland birding at Keoladeo National Park....

Eaglenest & Meghalaya Birding Tour
Eaglenest & Meghalaya Birding Tour
India / Guwahati Private tour 17 days

Delhi – Guwahati – Nameri National Park - Lama Camp – Bompu Camp - Sessni Camp - Khellong - Eaglenest Pass - Dirang – Sangti Valley ...