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Greater white-fronted goose migration Anser albifrons
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Press ▶ to play the year. Line: a simplified typical route, joining the main cluster of GBIF records in each month (adjusted for observer effort).
| Scientific name | Anser albifrons |
|---|---|
| Wingspan | 141 cm |
| IUCN status | Least concern |
| Records mapped | 1,125,402 (GBIF) |
| GPS / geolocator tracks | none with an open licence yet |
Facts from Wikidata Q172093 (CC0).
When does the greater white-fronted goose arrive in the UK?
A winter visitor in the records: numbers build from late October and stay high until about late March.
Bars: this species’ share of all UK bird records in GBIF (CC0/CC BY), by month, scaled to the peak month. Based on 17,436 UK records. Weekly counts from the GBIF occurrence search API (country=GB). Dates are read from records, not from a survey, so treat them as a guide.
When do they arrive in and leave the UK? →
Migration in the data
1,125,402 GBIF records (CC0 and CC BY 4.0 licences only) are mapped here, in 1.41° grid cells, month by month.
In Europe and Africa, the centre of the records (adjusted for observer effort) is furthest north in September (about 66°N) and furthest south in July (about 33°N).
Month by month: centre of records in Europe and Africa
| Month | Centre (latitude) | South of the Equator |
|---|---|---|
| January | 49°N | 0% |
| February | 50°N | 0% |
| March | 54°N | 0% |
| April | 57°N | 0% |
| May | 58°N | 0% |
| June | 64°N | 0% |
| July | 33°N | 0% |
| August | 65°N | 0% |
| September | 66°N | 0% |
| October | 54°N | 0% |
| November | 50°N | 0% |
| December | 50°N | 0% |
Tracked birds
No openly licensed (CC0 / CC BY) tracking data package for this species was found in the Movebank Data Repository yet, so only records are shown.
About the greater white-fronted goose
The greater white-fronted goose is a species of goose, closely related to the smaller lesser white-fronted goose. The greater white-fronted goose is migratory, breeding in northern Canada, Alaska, Greenland, and Russia, and winters farther south in North America, Europe, and Asia. …
From the Wikipedia article “Greater white-fronted goose” (revision 1365150756), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Sources
GBIF occurrence records, licence CC0 1.0 or CC BY 4.0 only, observations only (no specimens), filtered with: taxonKey=2498017&license=CC0_1_0&license=CC_BY_4_0&occurrenceStatus=PRESENT&hasGeospatialIssue=false&basisOfRecord=HUMAN_OBSERVATION&basisOfRecord=MACHINE_OBSERVATION&basisOfRecord=OBSERVATION. Monthly queries: Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec. GBIF.org (23 October 2026) occurrence data accessed via the GBIF API; a GBIF download DOI is still to be added. Contributing datasets.