greater snow goose

bird
Also known as: Chen caerulescens atlantica

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snow goose

  • Thousands of snow geese (Chen caerulescens) in flight.
    In snow goose

    The greater snow goose (C.c. atlantica) breeds in northwestern Greenland and nearby islands and winters on the east coast of the United States from Chesapeake Bay to North Carolina, especially at Pea Island in the Outer Banks.

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