Ross's goose: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the Ross's goose lives – recorded in 8 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Anser rossii
Group	Ducks, geese & swans
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	8 countries
Continents	Europe, North America
Mass	1.68 kg (male organism, adult weight); 1.5 kg (female organism, adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Anseriformes
Family	Anatidae

Where does the Ross's goose live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the Ross's goose in 8 countries and territories across Europe and North America. In Belgium, Germany, United Kingdom, Sweden it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

United States
Canada
United Kingdom (introduced)
Sweden (introduced)
Mexico
Germany (introduced)
Norway
Belgium (introduced)

Countries with at least a handful of records (a minimum share of the species’ records, to leave out vagrants and escapes). Records with coordinates only; captive and fossil records excluded.

How big is a Ross's goose?

Wikidata records the following for the Ross's goose: mass 1.68 kg (male organism, adult weight); 1.5 kg (female organism, adult weight).

Is the Ross's goose endangered?

The Ross's goose’s conservation status recorded in Wikidata is “Least concern” (an IUCN Red List category label). Source: Wikidata.

What kind of animal is the Ross's goose?

The Ross's goose (Anser rossii) is a bird in the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae, genus Anser. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the Ross's goose

Ross's goose (Anser rossii) is a white goose with black wingtips and a relatively short neck. It is the smallest of the three white geese that breed in North America. It is similar in appearance to a white-phase snow goose, but about 40% smaller. Other differences from the snow goose are that the bill is smaller in proportion to its body and lacks "black lips". Like snow geese, Ross's geese may exhibit a darker "blue" phase or morph, though this is extremely rare (<0.01% of adult birds).

Before the early 1900s, this goose was considered a rare species, possibly as a consequence of open hunting, but numbers have increased dramatically as a result of conservation measures. It is now listed as a species of Least Concern by the IUCN, and is protected by the Migratory Bird Treaty Act.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Ross's goose (revision 1380703314), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q244320 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).