Pink-footed goose

It lays 1 clutch per year of 4.65 eggs, which are incubated for 28 days, and it reaches sexual maturity at 3 years. The species is listed as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List, which is not a threatened category.

Weight

2.13 kg – 2.93 kgsrc for Weight

Length

Not recorded

Wingspan

1.52 msrc for Wingspan

Lifespan

25.6 yearssrc for Lifespan

Diet

Herbivoresrc for Diet

Longest recorded lifespan

40.9 years

Main food

Not recorded

Habitat

grasslandsrc for Habitat

Egg incubation

28 dayssrc for Egg incubation

Young per litter or clutch

3.9 – 4.65src for Young per litter or clutch

Age at maturity

3 yearssrc 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 pink-footed 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

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1. kingdomAnimalia
2. phylumChordata
3. classAves
4. orderAnseriformes
5. familyAnatidae
6. genusAnser
7. SpeciesAnser brachyrhynchus Baillon, 1834

Synonyms Anser brachyrhyncus, Anser fabalis brachyrhynchus

Catalogue of LifeWikipediaiNaturalistTAXREFTAXREFWikidataWoRMSIUCN 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

ComparePink-footed goose vs Greylag goosePink-footed goose vs Taiga bean goosePink-footed goose vs Bar-headed goosePink-footed goose vs Greater white-fronted goose

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@misc{pink_footed_goose_2026,
  title = {Pink-footed goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/pink-footed-goose},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-11}
}