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Identification

Anser caerulescens (snow goose)

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Anser rossii (Ross's goose)
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Image of: Anser caerulescens (snow goose), Anser rossii (Ross's goose)
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Date Taken
December 30, 2005
Location

Bosque del Apache National Wildlife Refuge, New Mexico

Caption

The Ross' goose at the bottom of the formation has a smaller head, shorter bill, and lacks the black line along the closure of the bill of the snow geese. The top bird is a blue goose, a color morph of snow geese.

Contributors

Steve Hinshaw (photographer, copyright holder, identification)


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