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Ross's Goose
Adult
Conservation status
Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae Genus: Chen Species: C. rossii
Binomial name
Chen rossii (Cassin, 1861)
Synonyms
Anser rossii

The Ross's Goose (Chen rossii or Anser rossii) is a North American species of goose.

The American Ornithologists' Union places this species and the other two "white" geese in the genus Chen rather than the more traditional "grey" goose genus Anser.

This goose breeds in northern Canada and winters much further south in the continent in the southern USA and occasionally northern Mexico.

The plumage of this species is white except for black wing tips. It is similar in appearance to a white-phase Snow Goose but approximately 40% smaller. Other differences from the Snow Goose are that Ross's bill is smaller in proportion to its body and lacks "black lips". The dark phase is extremely rare.

The Ross's Goose is a rare vagrant to Western Europe, but it is commonly kept in wildfowl collections and so the true frequency of wild birds is hard to ascertain.

References

• BirdLife International (2004). Chen rossii. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN 2006. Retrieved on 11 May 2006. Database entry includes justification for why this species is of least concern
• Sibley, David (2000). The Sibley Guide to Birds. Knopf. ISBN 0-679-45122-6. 

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to: Ross's Goose

• Ross's Goose Chen rossii - USGS Patuxent Bird Identification Infocenter
• Ross's Goose - Cornell Lab of Ornithology
• Ross's Goose Information and Photos - South Dakota Birds

Gallery

At Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge

Immature Ross's Goose (small, at lower left) with Lesser Snow Geese, Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge

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