Taiga bean goose: Where It Lives, Map & Facts

Where the taiga bean goose lives – recorded in 18 countries, with quick facts from Wikidata and an introduction from Wikipedia.

Scientific name	Anser fabalis
Group	Ducks, geese & swans
Status	Least concern (Wikidata, IUCN category label)
Found in	18 countries
Continents	Asia, Europe
Mass	146 g (birth weight); 3.2 kg (male organism, adult weight); 2.84 kg (female organism, adult weight)
Class	Bird
Order	Anseriformes
Family	Anatidae

Where does the taiga bean goose live?

Open-licence (CC0 / CC BY) wild records published on GBIF place the taiga bean goose in 18 countries and territories across Asia and Europe. Wikidata gives its range as: Nanling Mountains. In Finland, United Kingdom it is listed as introduced (GRIIS checklists via GBIF).

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 taiga bean goose?

Wikidata records the following for the taiga bean goose: mass 146 g (birth weight); 3.2 kg (male organism, adult weight); 2.84 kg (female organism, adult weight).

Is the taiga bean goose endangered?

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

What kind of animal is the taiga bean goose?

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

About the taiga bean goose

The taiga bean goose (Anser fabalis) is a species of goose that breeds in northern Europe and Asia. It is migratory and winters further south in Europe and Asia. This and the tundra bean goose were recognised as separate species by the International Ornithologists' Union and the American Ornithological Society from 2007, but are still considered a single species by some other authorities (collectively called bean goose), notably BirdLife International and the IUCN. The taiga and tundra bean goose diverged about 2.5 million years ago and established secondary contact c. 60,000 years ago, resulting in extensive gene flow.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Taiga bean goose (revision 1344985591), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Changes: lead section excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Quick facts, taxonomy and status: Wikidata Q26452 (CC0). Countries and pin: GBIF.org occurrence records (CC0 / CC BY 4.0).