Portal to the Lesser White-fronted Goose

- by the Fennoscandian Lesser White-fronted Goose project

About piskulka.net

The Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus (Linnaeus, 1758) (other languages) is at present one of the most endangered bird species in the Palearctic. The clearly most important negative factor is the high mortality due to poaching. Also loss of natural habitat contribute negatively. It is a habitat specialist, in contrast to the close relative the White-fronted Goose, who has adapted to feeding in agricultural land.

The 'Portal to the Lesser White-fronted Goose' is meant to be a resource for information about wild populations and supply information about ongoing research and conservation.

Have you seen a Lesser White-fronted Goose or read colour rings? To successfully save this species from extinction do we need YOUR effort and information. Every little helps! Wonder about the www.piskulka.net address? Piskulka - Пискулька - is the official Russian name for Lesser White-fronted Goose.

Recent observations

06 December 2024, delta, Lake Kerkini, Central Macedonia, Greece 57 lwfg observed. At least 57 lwfg with 217 wfg and 92 greylags feeding in an area where prevails the plant Xanthium strumarium which is everywhere and it is impossible to identify and count the birds. There are many more geese.

02 December 2024, delta, Lake Kerkini, Central Macedonia, Greece 62 lwfg observed. Very far away from east dike with 430 wfg and 140 greylags

Recent news

Fennoscandian 2023 live migration tracking On 20th May 2023, a pair of Lesser White-fronted Goose...
13 September 2023

Video-interview with Mr. Blue, the famous Lesser White-fronted Goose In many parts of the world, the bird migration has...
1 September 2022

Latest photo

LWFG image

Recent publications

Shivakumar, B. & Praphul, G. 2023. Sighting of Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus (Linnaeus, 1758) (Aves: Anseriformes: Anatidae) in Hadinaru Kere, Mysuru, India Journal of Threatened Taxa 15: 23273–23275 doi: 10.11609/jott.8432.15.5.23273-23275

Vinokurov, N.N. 2019. Красная книга Республики Саха (Якутия). Т. 2: Редкие и находящиеся под угрозой исчез- новения виды животных Nauka, 270pp. [Red book of the republic of Sakha (Yakutia). Vol.2 Rare and endangered animal species.]. In Russian.