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
19 January 2022, Dimitriades, Evros Delta, Thrace, Greece 60 lwfg observed. At least 60 LWFG observed while feeding and flying around nearby Dimitriades area, among them Mr Blue. Between them 250 WGF.
19 January 2022, Szentes, Termál-tó, csongrád, Hungary 3 lwfg observed - 2 Ad 1 juv. One pair among 1100 Greater and 200 greylag.
Recent news
mr. Blue on the way through Ukraine The staging period of mr. Blue in Kazakhstan was short...
13 Octomber 2021
Mr. Blue has arrived in Kazakhstan mr. Blue arrived yesterday noon in Kazakhstan. Seems...
2 January 2021
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Recent publications
Mineev, Yu.N. & Mineev, O.Yu. 2005. [Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus in the European tundra North-East Russia.] Russian ornithological journal 14: 561-566 (In Russian)
Ao, P. 2020. Migration strategies and conservation of two large-bodied Anatidae species in East Asia. Master thesis, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences. 105 pp. (In Chinese with English abstract and legends) 