Snow goose: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the snow goose lives – recorded in 13 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Anser caerulescens
Group	Ducks, geese & swans
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	13 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe, North America
Mass	127 g (birth weight); 2.63 kg (adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Anseriformes
Family	Anatidae

Where does the snow goose live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the snow goose in 13 countries and territories across Asia, Europe and North America. In Belgium, France, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

United States
Canada
Sweden (introduced)
United Kingdom (introduced)
Mexico
Norway (introduced)
Belgium (introduced)
Bermuda
Germany
Netherlands (introduced)
Japan
France (introduced)
South Korea

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 snow goose?

Wikidata records the following for the snow goose: mass 127 g (birth weight); 2.63 kg (adult weight).

Is the snow goose endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the snow goose?

The snow goose (Anser caerulescens) is a bird in the order Anseriformes and the family Anatidae, genus Anser. (Taxonomy from Wikidata.)

About the snow goose

The snow goose (Anser caerulescens) is a species of goose native to North America. Both white and dark morphs exist, the latter often known as blue goose. Its name derives from the typically white plumage. The species was previously placed in the genus Chen, but is now typically included in the "gray goose" genus Anser.

Snow geese breed north of the timberline in Greenland, Canada, Alaska, and the northeastern tip of Siberia, and spend winters in warm parts of North America from southwestern British Columbia through parts of the United States to Mexico.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Snow goose (revision 1380705433), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q27074540 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).