White-fronted Goose

Migrates chiefly in the Central and Pacific flyways but also present in the Mississippi. Rare in the Atlantic Flyway. Appears brownish gray at a distance. Often called "specklebelly".

Length: 29"
Weight: 6 1/4 lbs.

Photos

•  USFWS
•  Flickr

 Distribution Map

Similar Species

• Snow Goose
• Trumpeter Swan
• Whooping Crane

Sounds
Most distinctive characteristic of the V-shaped flocks is the high pitched call kow-kow-kow-kow.