Lesser White-fronted Goose

The lesser white-fronted goose is closely related to the larger greater white-fronted goose and differs from it little other than in size: at 53–66 cm long with a wingspan of 120–135 cm it is not much bigger than a mallard. Both species have a conspicuous white face and broad black bars across the belly, and both are readily told from the greylag goose by bright orange legs and mouse-coloured upper wing coverts (Wikipedia, general species account).

It breeds in the northernmost Palearctic and is a scarce breeder in Europe, where a reintroduction attempt has been made in Fennoscandia. It winters farther south in Europe, and is a rare winter vagrant to Great Britain and India. Its numbers have declined on its European breeding grounds. SoIB 2023 lists it as a winter migrant of wetlands that eats plants and seeds, and does not assign a priority category (Wikipedia, general species account; SoIB 2023).