Distribution Greater white-fronted goose

egg, collection museum wiesbaden

the north american midcontinent birds of subspecies a. a. gambeli – in 2010 had fall population of 710,000 birds – breeds alaska north slope across western , central canadian arctic. pacific white-fronted goose of american pacific coast, in 2010 numbered approximately 650,000 birds, , tule geese, estimated number 10,000 birds, nest in western alaska. midcontinent geese gather in fall on prairies of western saskatchewan , eastern alberta, spending several weeks feeding before heading wintering areas near gulf of mexico, northern mexico. pacific birds migrate south down pacific coast, staging in klamath basin of southern oregon , northern california , wintering, eventually, in california s central valley. tule goose rare , has been since latter half of 19th century, presumably affected destruction of wintering habitat due human settlement.

in british isles, 2 races overwinter: greenland birds in scotland , ireland, , russian birds in england , wales. gather on farmland @ favoured traditional sites, famous flock gathering @ wwt slimbridge, gloucestershire, england. greenland birds overwinter in ireland , late september , through winter months, ireland home 50% of greenland population of white-fronted geese.

a. a. albifrons , a. a. flavirostis among taxa agreement on conservation of african-eurasian migratory waterbirds (aewa) applies.