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Qaaraarjuk • Ross's goose

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Qaaraarjuk • Ross's goose

Qaaraarjuk • Ross's goose

Ross's goose have a rounded head above a short neck. The bill is short and triangular, and has a bluish base with warty structures that increase in prominence with age. Adults are identified by all-white secondary feathers, while juveniles' will be dark centered. Females average 6% smaller than males.[2] Legs will begin as olive gray on goslings and turn deep red as they mature.

Description Source: Wikipedia

Main Photo Credit: Ross's Goose by Anita Gould, 2003. https://www.flickr.com/photos/anitagould/4778502/in/photostream/. Licenced with CC BY-NC-SA 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0.
Second Photo Credit: Ross's Goose Blue Morph by Larry Jordan, 2018. https://wordpress.org/openverse/image/dafa7997-e99c-4a90-a9b5-f0aea9d96fab. Licenced with CC BY-NC-SA 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0.