Anser fabalis middendorffii

(Severtsov, 1873)

Vernacular names
English : Bean goose
French : Oie des moissons

Classification
Class : Aves
Order : Anseriformes
Family : Anatidae
Notes : 2 other subspecies known.

Identification
The species grows to 89 cm in length for a weight of 4 kg. Dark grey-brown plumage, greyer on breast and belly with light stripes. Undertail white, neck with dark stripes, brown head. Subspecies with long bill with small pink-orange spot.

Range and habitat
This subspecies occurs in eastern Siberia, east of Lake Baikal and winters in north-east China. Species breeds in most of northern Europe and Asia. Lives in tundra and taiga in open areas near marshes, rivers and lakes.

Conservation
IUCN RED LIST : LEAST CONCERN
CITES : Not Listed
Status : The species is numerous and widespread but climate change poses a threat. Asian subspecies are suffering from hunting and loss of habitat.
Ex-Situ Programs : None known

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