Lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus)

The lesser white-fronted goose is a goose closely related to the larger white-fronted goose . It breeds in northernmost Asia, but it is a scarce breeder in Europe. There is a re-introduction scheme in Fennoscandia.

The lesser white-fronted goose winters further south in Europe and is a rare winter vagrant to Great Britain. Individual birds formerly appeared regularly at WWT Slimbridge in Gloucestershire, England, where they inspired Sir Peter Scott to set up The Wildfowl and Wetlands.. more