Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
About the Snow Goose
The snow goose (Anser caerulescens) is a species of goose native to North America. Both white and dark morphs exist, the latter often known as blue goose. Its name derives from the typically white plumage. The species was previously placed in the genus Chen, but is now typically included in the "gray goose" genus Anser. Snow geese breed north of the timberline in Greenland, Canada, Alaska, and the northeastern tip of Siberia, and spend winters in warm parts of North America from southwestern British Columbia through parts of the United States to Mexico.
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We only publish recordings we may use commercially, because this site is supported by ads. xeno-canto lists 155 recordings for this species: 35 CC BY-NC-SA · 9 CC BY-NC-ND. None of them permits commercial use, so there is no player here — the page is kept as a profile so the bird is not missing from the guide.
As soon as someone uploads a freely licensed recording, we mirror it and the player appears here.
Listed as recorded in Canada, Honduras, Ireland, United Kingdom in the xeno-canto catalogue.
Related species you can hear
- Bar-headed GooseAnser indicusrecording
- Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifronsrecording
- Greylag GooseAnser anserrecording
- Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchusrecording
- Tundra Bean GooseAnser serrirostrisrecording
This species has no recording here yet — these relatives do, so you can hear what the family sounds like.