Pink-footed Goose
Anser brachyrhynchus
- KingdomAnimalia (Animals)
- PhylumChordata (Cordats)
- ClassAves (Aus)
- OrderAnseriformes
- FamilyAnatidae (Anàtids)
- GenusAnser (Anserinis)
- SpeciesAnser brachyrhynchus (Pink-footed Goose)
The pink-footed goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) is a goose which breeds in eastern Greenland, Iceland, Svalbard, and recently Novaya Zemlya. It is migratory, wintering in northwest Europe, especially Ireland, Great Britain, the Netherlands, and western Denmark. The name is often abbreviated in colloquial usage to "pinkfoot" (plural "pinkfeet"). Anser is the Latin for "goose", and brachyrhynchus comes from the ancient Greek brachus, meaning "short", and rhunchos, meaning "bill". Wikipedia →
Closest Relatives at Acadia National Park
Snow Goose
Anser caerulescens
Common Eider
Somateria mollissima
Mallard
Anas platyrhynchos
Canada Goose
Branta canadensis
American Black Duck
Anas rubripes
Red-breasted Merganser
Mergus serrator
Black Scoter
Melanitta americana
Long-tailed Duck
Clangula hyemalis
Bufflehead
Bucephala albeola
Surf Scoter
Melanitta perspicillata
American White-winged Scoter
Melanitta deglandi
Wood Duck
Aix sponsa
📅 Monthly Probability
Fewer than 5 records of Pink-footed Goose at Acadia National Park — not enough to chart months honestly.
☀️ 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
| # | Park | Country | Probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vatnajokull National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 2 | Cairngorms National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | |
| 3 | Wadden Sea National Park | 🇩🇪 Germany | |
| 4 | Thingvellir National Park | 🇮🇸 Iceland | |
| 5 | Biebrza National Park | 🇵🇱 Poland | |
| 6 | Kiskunság National Park | 🇭🇺 Hungary | |
| 7 | Acadia National Park | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 8 | Snowdonia National Park | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |