Bean Goose

Anser fabalis (Latham, 1787)

2017-01-08 Issyk-kul, Balykchy	© Irina Romanovskaia

Biology

Not rare but sporadical distributed passage migrant and rare winter visitor. In spring migrates from early March to mid May in southern Kazakhstan. In northern areas, migration occurs from mid-March to end of April. In autumn migrates from mid-end of September to early November. Migrates in independent flocks of some dozen birds usually, or with other geese.

References

Gavrilov E. I., Gavrilov A. E. "The Birds of Kazakhstan". Almaty, 2005. Э.И.Гаврилов. "Фауна и распространение птиц Казахстана". Алматы, 1999. В.К.Рябицев. "Птицы Урала, Приуралья и Западной Сибири". Екатеринбург. Изд-во Уральского университета, 2000.