Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchus Baillon, 1834
Anatidae — Ducks, Geese, Swans
Pink-footed Goose, Anser brachyrhynchus, is a goose in the Anatidae family and the Anseriformes order. It breeds in Greenland, Iceland and Svalbard within the Palearctic region. The species is migratory and spends the winter in north-west Europe. Its name is sometimes shortened to pinkfoot, with the plural pinkfeet. The scientific name comes from Latin and Greek roots meaning goose and short bill. It is closely allied to the larger taiga bean goose.
- Order
- Anseriformes
- Family
- Anatidae — Ducks, Geese, Swans
- Breeding range
- Palearctic: Greenland, Iceland and Svalbard
- Nonbreeding range
- nw Europe
