Pink-footed Goose
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Pink-footed Goose

Anser brachyrhynchus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
10–20% · With luck
overall probability at Vatnajokull National Park
381 Verified records at Vatnajokull National Park
April Best month highest sighting rate
☀️ Diurnal When it's active during daytime hours (6am–6pm)

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 →

10–20% of wildlife watchers report a Pink-footed Goose sighting in Vatnajokull National Park, based on 381 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Vatnajokull National Park

Snow Goose
LC

Snow Goose

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anser caerulescens

<5% · Rare
Greater White-fronted Goose
LC

Greater White-fronted Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anser albifrons

<5% · Rare
Emperor Goose
LC

Emperor Goose

Bird

Anser canagicus

Insufficient data
Eurasian Wigeon
LC

Eurasian Wigeon

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mareca penelope

70–80% · Likely
Mallard
LC

Mallard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas platyrhynchos

60–70% · Likely
Tufted Duck
LC

Tufted Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Aythya fuligula

60–70% · Likely
Whooper Swan
LC

Whooper Swan

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Cygnus cygnus

50–60% · Likely
Red-breasted Merganser
LC

Red-breasted Merganser

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Mergus serrator

50–60% · Likely
Common Eider
NT

Common Eider

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Somateria mollissima

50–60% · Likely
Long-tailed Duck
VU

Long-tailed Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Clangula hyemalis

40–50% · Likely
Harlequin Duck
LC

Harlequin Duck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Histrionicus histrionicus

30–40% · Possible
Common Teal
LC

Common Teal

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas crecca

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
50–60
Apr
30–40
May
10–20
Jun
5–10
Jul
10–20
Aug
10–20
Sep
5–10
Oct
5–10
Nov
<5
Dec

☀️ When They're Spotted

Most active during daytime hours (6am–6pm) · across all parks (global)

☀️Diurnal
☀️🌙🌙12am6am12pm6pm12am

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
10–20%
2 Cairngorms National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
5–10%
3 Wadden Sea National Park 🇩🇪 Germany
<5%
4 Thingvellir National Park 🇮🇸 Iceland
<5%
5 Biebrza National Park 🇵🇱 Poland
<5%
6 Kiskunság National Park 🇭🇺 Hungary
Insufficient data
7 Acadia National Park 🇺🇸 United States
Insufficient data
8 Snowdonia National Park 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Insufficient data

Quick answers

What are the chances of seeing a Pink-footed Goose in Vatnajokull National Park?

About 17% of wildlife watchers report a Pink-footed Goose sighting in Vatnajokull National Park, based on 381 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

When is the best time to see Pink-footed Goose in Vatnajokull National Park?

April has the highest sighting rate for Pink-footed Goose in Vatnajokull National Park in our monthly data.

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