Lesser white-fronted goose

Lesser white-fronted goose
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Anseriformes
Family:	Anatidae
Genus:	Anser
Species:	A. erythropus
Binomial name
Anser erythropus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Range of A. erythropus   Breeding   Non-breeding   Passage   Vagrant (seasonality uncertain)   Possibly Extant (passage)
Synonyms
Anas erythropus Linnaeus, 1758

The lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus) is a goose closely related to the larger greater white-fronted goose (A. albifrons). It breeds in the northernmost Palearctic, but it is a scarce breeder in Europe, with a reintroduction attempt in Fennoscandia.