Pink-footed Goose
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Pink-footed Goose

Anser brachyrhynchus

Least ConcernNear ThreatenedVulnerableEndangeredCritically Endangered
<5% · Rare
overall probability at Wadden Sea National Park
354 Verified records at Wadden Sea National Park
October 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 →

<5% of wildlife watchers report a Pink-footed Goose sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 354 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

Closest Relatives at Wadden Sea National Park

Greater White-fronted Goose
LC

Greater White-fronted Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anser albifrons

10–20% · With luck
Tundra Bean Goose

Tundra Bean Goose

Bird

Anser serrirostris

<5% · Rare
Bar-headed Goose
LC

Bar-headed Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anser indicus

<5% · Rare
Snow Goose
LC

Snow Goose

🌅 Crepuscular Bird

Anser caerulescens

<5% · Rare
Swan Goose

Swan Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anser cygnoides

<5% · Rare
Lesser White-fronted Goose
VU

Lesser White-fronted Goose

Bird

Anser erythropus

<5% · Rare
Ross's Goose
LC

Ross's Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anser rossii

<5% · Rare
Emperor Goose
LC

Emperor Goose

Bird

Anser canagicus

<5% · Rare
Taiga Bean Goose
LC

Taiga Bean Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anser fabalis

<5% · Rare
Mallard
LC

Mallard

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Anas platyrhynchos

60–70% · Likely
Common Shelduck
LC

Common Shelduck

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Tadorna tadorna

30–40% · Possible
Barnacle Goose
LC

Barnacle Goose

☀️ Diurnal Bird

Branta leucopsis

30–40% · Possible

📅 Monthly Probability

<5
Jan
<5
Feb
<5
Mar
<5
Apr
<5
May
<5
Jun
<5
Jul
<5
Aug
<5
Sep
10–20
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 Wadden Sea National Park?

About 3% of wildlife watchers report a Pink-footed Goose sighting in Wadden Sea National Park, based on 354 days of visitor records from GBIF citizen-science data.

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

October has the highest sighting rate for Pink-footed Goose in Wadden Sea National Park in our monthly data.

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