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Red-breasted goose

Cumberland Wildpark Grünau
Grünau, Austria
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A plumage as painted.
Distribution: European Arctic, Siberia
Species name: Red-breasted goose
Scientific name: Branta ruficollis
Class: birds
Order: geese birds
Family: duck birds
Weight: approx. 1.5 kg
Life expectancy: approx. 17 years
Enemies: birds of prey, polar foxes
Features: Color one of the most colorful geese, red-colored breast, relatively short neck and thick beak, males and females look very similar
Breeding season: mid-June
Scrub: 5 - 8 eggs
Breeding period: 25 days
Food: Grass increasingly wheat and corn
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