A mid-sized goose smaller and shorter necked than the average Canada Goose. Breeds in the Arctic tundra and is generally encountered on migration in our checklist area although some will remain over the winter in small numbers. These are often single birds mixed in with flocks of Canada or Cackling Geese. Higher numbers of Greater White-fronted Geese are usually seen during migration on the coast.
Similar species:
Be aware of free-flying domestic Graylag Geese or hybrids. These birds are usually much larger with deep bellies and lack some key fieldmarks (see image in photographs)
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Noteworthy Data
Date | Location | Sources | Comments |
| April 19, 2013 | Chilliwack | G. Gadsden 2013 | A flock of 119 individuals resting in a field on Banford Road before flying in a northwestern direction. |
| February 7, 2009 | Popkum | B. Beeke, J. Beeke, M. Brown | Eight among CAGO and TRSW in a grass field. Also seen on February 8, 2009. |
| October 9, 2008 | Agassiz | K. Jones | Twenty-five feeding in field near Tuytten's Rd. |
| October 8, 2008 | Agassiz | M. Brown | Over 90 near Tuytten's Rd. |
| December 15, 1979 | Chilliwack | National Audubon Society | Christmas Bird Count recorded 338 individuals. |
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