🐾 Greylag Goose

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The greylag goose ( Anser anser ) is a large species of goose in the waterfowl family Anatidae. It has mottled and barred grey and white plumage and an orange beak and pink legs. A large bird, it measures between 74 and 91 centimetres (29 and 36 in) in length, with an average weight of 3.3 kilograms (7.3 lb). Its distribution is widespread, with birds from the north of its range in Europe and Asia migrating southwards to spend the... Text: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA.

Greylag Goose — reference photo from iNaturalist — (c) Frans Vandewalle, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · cc-by-nc

Record card

Scientific name	Anser anser
Rank	species
Community observations	104,865 research-grade records on iNaturalist

Classification

kingdom Animalia › phylum Chordata › class Aves › order Anseriformes › family Anatidae

Seen in the wild — community photographs

Greylag Goose photograph by the iNaturalist community — 2026-07-09 · Schafwaschen n. Prien, Rimsting Chiemsee, Bayern, Deutschland
(c) Felix Riegel, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · cc-by-nc

Greylag Goose photograph by the iNaturalist community — 2026-10-21 · Oraș Chișineu-Criș, România
(c) Andrei Murariu, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · cc-by-nc

Greylag Goose photograph by the iNaturalist community — 2026-04-30 · Royal Botanic Gardens, London, England, GB
(c) Szymon Jasina, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · cc-by-nc

Greylag Goose photograph by the iNaturalist community — 2026-10-17 · Gérone, Espagne
(c) guillaumecalcagni, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · cc-by-nc

Greylag Goose photograph by the iNaturalist community — 2026-10-19 · Gröbzig, 06388 Südliches Anhalt, Deutschland
(c) svenb99, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · cc-by-nc

Greylag Goose photograph by the iNaturalist community — 2026-10-24 · København, DK-HS, DK
(c) Robin Fokker, some rights reserved (CC BY) · cc-by

Greylag Goose photograph by the iNaturalist community — 2026-10-23 · Grønningen, København Ø, Capital Region of Denmark, DK
(c) Levi Neuwirth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · cc-by-nc

Greylag Goose photograph by the iNaturalist community — 2023-01-28 · Hard, Österreich
(c) benjamin_petra_schattanek-wiesmair, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC) · cc-by-nc

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