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The bean goose is a species complex of goose that breeds in northern Europe and Eurosiberia. It has at least two distinct varieties, one inhabiting taiga habitats and one inhabiting tundra.
POWERED BY MERLIN. Rather large, dark gray-brown goose with variable orange patch on bill (often extensively orange, unlike typical Tundra Bean Goose) and orange legs. In flight lacks contrasting pale forewing areas of Pink-footed Goose and Graylag Goose.
The Bean Goose is a rare winter visitor to Britain. There are two regular wintering flocks of Taiga Bean Goose, in the Yare Valley, Norfolk and the Avon Valley, Scotland.
The Taiga Bean Goose is a large, robust waterfowl with predominantly brown plumage. Its body is marked by darker upperparts and lighter underparts, with a distinctive orange and black bill that varies in pattern among individuals.
Based on their results, Ottenburghs et al. (2020) argued that both Taiga Bean-Goose and Tundra Bean-Goose, which are currently recognized as two distinct species by most authorities, should be lumped into a single species, Bean Goose.
Anser fabalis, also known as the bean goose, can be found in parts of Europe and Asia. There are five subspecies of this bird: A. f. fabalis , A. f. middendorffii , A. f. rossicus , A. f. serrirostris , and A. f. johanseni .
Basic facts about Taiga bean goose: lifespan, distribution and habitat map, lifestyle and social behavior, mating habits, diet and nutrition, population size and status.