Bird
Swan Goose Facts Anser cygnoides
The swan goose (Anser cygnoides) is a large goose with a natural breeding range in inland Mongolia, Northeast China, and the Russian Far East. It is migratory and winters mainly in central and eastern China.
Classification
Family: Anatidae. Order: Anseriformes.
Quick facts
- Diet
- Herbivore
- Weight
- 3.51 kg
Fun facts
- In the winter, it grazes on plains and stubble fields, sometimes far from water.
- It forms small flocks outside the breeding season.
- It inhabits steppe to taiga and mountain valleys near freshwater, grazing on plants such as sedges (Cyperaceae), grasses (Poaceae) and water plants, and rarely swimming.
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