Taiga Bean Goose

How to identify

Field marks

1. Bill black with a single orange band across the middle
2. Legs and feet orange-yellow
3. Body feathers dark brown, each with paler feather edges
4. Forehead lacks the ring of white feathers found in Swan Goose

Voice

A rather low “hank-hank” call.

Similar species

Swan Goose

Taiga Bean Goose lacks the ring of white feathers on the forehead, and the boundary between upperparts and underparts is less distinct than in Swan Goose.

Where and when it's recorded

Busiest months: November–December · Most records: China, South Korea, Sweden

Taiga Bean Goose has been recorded at 620 of the 8,276 birding hotspots we track, in 37 countries and regions.

Records by month Northern Hemisphere

Where it's recorded most

1. Taipei – Tianliaoyang WetlandTaiwan (China)535 records
2. Hjälstaviken NRSweden468 records
3. Paju – Sannam WetlandSouth Korea279 records

Countries and regions with the most records

ChinaSouth KoreaSwedenJapanFinlandRussiaUnited KingdomLithuania

eBird records via GBIF up to 2024-12-31. A record means someone listed it; more records partly mean more birders, not more birds.

About

The taiga bean goose (Anser fabalis) is a species of goose that breeds in northern Europe and Asia. It is migratory and winters further south in Europe and Asia. This and the tundra bean goose were recognised as separate species by the International Ornithologists' Union and the American Ornithological Society from 2007, but are still considered a single species by some other authorities (collectively called bean goose), notably BirdLife International and the IUCN.

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