Swan Goose
Anser cygnoides
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusAnser (Anserinis)
- SpeciesAnser cygnoides (Swan Goose)
Closest Relatives at Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park
Taiga Bean Goose
Anser fabalis
Bar-headed Goose
Anser indicus
Greater White-fronted Goose
Anser albifrons
Ruddy Shelduck
Tadorna ferruginea
Northern Pintail
Anas acuta
Northern Shoveler
Spatula clypeata
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Common Shelduck
Tadorna tadorna
Gadwall
Mareca strepera
Red-crested Pochard
Netta rufina
Garganey
Spatula querquedula
Common Pochard
Aythya ferina
📅 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 Swan Goose in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park?
About 1% of visitor-days record a Swan Goose sighting in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park, based on 7 observer-days of citizen-science data from GBIF.
When is the best time to see Swan Goose in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park?
March has the highest sighting rate for Swan Goose in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park in our monthly data.