About piskulka.net
The Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus (Linnaeus, 1758) (other languages) is
at present one of the most endangered bird species in the Palearctic. The clearly most important negative factor is the high mortality due to poaching. Also
loss of natural habitat contribute negatively. It is a habitat specialist, in contrast to the close relative the White-fronted Goose, who has adapted to feeding
in agricultural land.
The 'Portal to the Lesser White-fronted Goose' is meant to be a resource for information about wild populations and supply information about
ongoing research and conservation.
Have you seen a Lesser White-fronted Goose or read colour rings? To successfully save this species from extinction do we need
YOUR effort and information. Every little helps! Wonder about the www.piskulka.net address? Piskulka - Пискулька - is the official Russian name for Lesser
White-fronted Goose.
Recent observations
10 February 2026, Evros Delta, Thrace, Greece 100 lwfg observed. approx. 100 birds, feeding.
09 February 2026, Evros Delta, Thrace, Greece 100 lwfg observed. At least 100 LWFG seperate on 2 groups feeding at Dimitrades area. Among them two lwfg with gps collars! 
Recent news
Winter movements in Greece! In the evening of December 2, a part of the Fennoscandian...
13 December 2025
Spring migration 2025 for the two GPS-tagged Lesser white-fronts The GPS-neckbands on the female (blue/black) and the...
23 June 2025
Latest photo
Recent publications
Özkoc, Ö.Ü. 2025. Evaluating the wintering distribution of the Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus) in Türkiye using citizen science data Karatekin University Journal of Science 04: 34-41 with Turkish summary
Solovyeva, D., Lei, J., Tian, H., Fan, R., Vartanyan, S., Danilov, G., Barykina, D., Lu, C. & Lei, G. 2025. New information on the breeding and moulting ecology of the Eastern population of Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus from GPS/GSM tracking data. Bird Conservation International 35: e1. doi:10.1017/S0959270924000285 doi: 10.1017/S0959270924000285 