Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifrons
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusAnser (Anserinis)
- SpeciesAnser albifrons (Greater White-fronted Goose)
Closest Relatives at El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve
Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Lesser Scaup
Aythya affinis
Brant
Branta bernicla
American Wigeon
Mareca americana
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Anas cyanoptera
Spatula cyanoptera
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Ruddy Duck
Oxyura jamaicensis
Blue-winged Teal
Spatula discors
Redhead
Aythya americana
📅 Monthly Probability
☀️ When They're Spotted
Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)
Global Distribution
Where this species is recorded worldwide. Restricted to human observations from 2019 onwards — the same kind of record and the same period the probabilities on this page are built from, so collar-tracking studies, camera-trap arrays and museum specimens are excluded. Around Santa Rosa that removes 5,924 GPS fixes from a handful of tagged jaguars.
where this species is recorded (GBIF density — it tracks where observers go, not how likely a sighting is) · parks where it occurs — tap a pin for the sighting probability there
Parks Where Found
Quick answers
What are the chances of seeing a Greater White-fronted Goose in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?
About 2% of visitor-days record a Greater White-fronted Goose sighting in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve, based on 16 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Greater White-fronted Goose in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve?
November has the highest sighting rate for Greater White-fronted Goose in El Vizcaíno Biosphere Reserve in our monthly data.