Emperor goose

Weight

2.14 kg – 2.77 kgsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Wingspan

1.19 msrc for Wingspan

Lifespan

9 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Omnivoresrc for Diet

Longest recorded lifespan

12 years

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

coastalsrc for Habitat

Egg incubation

24.5 dayssrc for Egg incubation

Young per litter or clutch

4.95src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

12 months – 23.9 monthssrc for Age at maturity

Litters or clutches a year

1src for Litters or clutches a year

Lifestyle

Terrestrialsrc for Lifestyle

Migration

Migratorysrc for Migration

Conservation status

Least Concern (IUCN)src for Conservation status

Countries on record

Not recorded

Not recorded

The emperor goose is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List: it is not currently at risk of extinction.

1. LCLeast Concern
2. NTNear Threatened
3. VUVulnerable
4. ENEndangered
5. CRCritically Endangered
6. EWExtinct in the Wild
7. EXExtinct

Category via Wikidata (CC0). Find the full assessment on the IUCN Red List. See all Least Concern species.

1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classAves
4. orderAnseriformes
5. familyAnatidae
6. genusAnser
7. SpeciesAnser canagicus (Sevastianov, 1802)

Synonyms Anas canagica, Anser canagica canagica, Anser canagica canagica, Chen canagica, Philacte canagica

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistWikidataWoRMSIUCN Red List

LC, Least Concern

Greylag goose

Anser anser

Anatidae

LC, Least Concern

Taiga bean goose

Anser fabalis

Anatidae

LC, Least Concern

Bar-headed goose

Anser indicus

Anatidae

LC, Least Concern

Greater white-fronted goose

Anser albifrons

Anatidae

LC, Least Concern

Snow goose

Anser caerulescens

Anatidae

VU, Vulnerable

Lesser white-fronted goose

Anser erythropus

Anatidae

CompareEmperor goose vs Greylag gooseEmperor goose vs Taiga bean gooseEmperor goose vs Bar-headed gooseEmperor goose vs Greater white-fronted goose

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@misc{emperor_goose_2026,
  title = {Emperor goose (Anser canagicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/emperor-goose},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}