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Taxonomic source(s)
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of_the_WP15.xls.
AERC TAC. 2003. AERC TAC Checklist of bird taxa occurring in Western Palearctic region, 15th Draft. Available at: http://www.aerc.eu/DOCS/Bird_taxa_of_the_WP15.xls.
Cramp, S. and Perrins, C.M. 1977-1994. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
Cramp, S.; Perrins, C. M. 1977-1994. Handbook of the birds of Europe, the Middle East and Africa. The birds of the western Palearctic. Oxford University Press, Oxford.
del Hoyo, J., Collar, N.J., Christie, D.A., Elliott, A. and Fishpool, L.D.C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Lynx Edicions BirdLife International, Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge, UK.
del Hoyo, J.; Collar, N. J.; Christie, D. A.; Elliott, A.; Fishpool, L. D. C. 2014. HBW and BirdLife International Illustrated Checklist of the Birds of the World. Barcelona, Spain and Cambridge UK: Lynx Edicions and BirdLife International.

Red List criteria met

Critically Endangered	Endangered	Vulnerable
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Red List history

Year	Category	Criteria
2016	Least Concern
2012	Least Concern
2009	Least Concern
2008	Least Concern
2004	Least Concern
2000	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1994	Lower Risk/Least Concern
1988	Lower Risk/Least Concern

Migratory status	full migrant	Forest dependency	does not normally occur in forest
Land-mass type		Average mass	-

	Estimate	Data quality
Extent of Occurrence (breeding/resident)	1,770,000 km2	medium
Extent of Occurrence (non-breeding)	567,000 km2	medium
Severely fragmented?	no	-

	Estimate	Data quality	Derivation	Year of estimate
Population size	unknown	poor	estimated	2012
Population trend	increasing	-	estimated	-
Generation length	11.4 years	-	-	-

Population justification: The global population is estimated at c. 410,000 individuals (Wetlands International 2015). The European population is estimated at 57,000-74,000 pairs, which equates to 114,000-148,000 mature individuals (BirdLife International 2015).

Trend justification: The overall trend is suspected to be increasing (Wetlands International 2015). In Europe the population size is estimated to be increasing (BirdLife International 2015).

Country/Territory	Presence	Origin	Resident	Breeding visitor	Non-breeding visitor	Passage migrant
Austria	extant	vagrant
Belgium	extant	native			yes
Canada	extant	vagrant
Czechia	extant	native			yes
Denmark	extant	native			yes	yes
Finland	extant	native		yes
France	extant	native			yes
Germany	extant	native			yes	yes
Greenland (to Denmark)	extant	native		yes		yes
Hungary	extant	vagrant			yes
Iceland	extant	native		yes
Ireland	extant	native			yes
Italy	extant	vagrant
Luxembourg	extant	vagrant
Netherlands	extant	native			yes
Norway	extant	native				yes
Poland	extant	vagrant
Portugal	extant	vagrant
Romania	extant	native			yes
Russia	extant	vagrant
Russia (Central Asian)	extant	vagrant
Russia (European)	extant	vagrant
Slovakia	extant	vagrant
Slovenia	extant	vagrant			yes
Spain	extant	vagrant			yes
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (to Norway)	extant	native		yes
Sweden	extant	native			yes	yes
Switzerland	extant	vagrant
United Kingdom	extant	native			yes
USA	extant	vagrant

Country/Territory	IBA Name
Belgium	Polderkomplex
Belgium	Zwin
Denmark	Ballum og Husum Enge, Kamper strandenge
Denmark	Eastern part of Vejlerne
Denmark	Fiilsø
Denmark	Harboøre Tange, Plet Enge & Gjeller Sø
Denmark	Lindet Skov, Hønning Plantage, Lovrup Skov and Skrøp
Denmark	Løgstør Bredning
Denmark	Nissum Fjord
Denmark	Ringkøbing Fjord
Denmark	Stadil Fjord and Veststadil Fjord
Denmark	Vadehavet (Wadden Sea)
Greenland (to Denmark)	Albrecht Sletten (Storsletten), Wollaston Forland
Greenland (to Denmark)	Heden
Greenland (to Denmark)	Hochstetter Forland
Greenland (to Denmark)	Ørsted Dal and Coloradodal
Greenland (to Denmark)	Stordal-Moskusoksefjord-Badlanddal-Loch Fyne-Myggbukta
Greenland (to Denmark)	Western part of Germania land
Iceland	Gudlaugstungur-Alfgeirstungur
Iceland	Thjorsarver
Iceland	Vatnajökulsþjóðgarður
Netherlands	Midden Delfland & Oude Leede
Netherlands	Oudegaasterbrekken, Fluessen e.o.
Netherlands	Wonseradeel & Workum
Norway	Åkersvika
Norway	Andøya (including Skogvoll)
Norway	Dokkadelta
Norway	Gaulosen
Norway	Ilene & Presterødkilen
Norway	Inner Trondheimsfjord
Norway	Lake Leksdalsvatn
Norway	Langøya
Norway	Neadelta
Norway	Nordre Øyeren & Sørumsneset
Norway	Øksnes
Norway	Southern Snåsavatn & Lømsen
Norway	Tenna & Herøy
Norway	Tyrifjord wetland system
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (to Norway)	Adventdalen & Adventfjorden
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (to Norway)	Bjørnøya (Bear Island)
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (to Norway)	Forlandet National Park
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (to Norway)	Inner parts of Kongsfjorden
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (to Norway)	Nordre Isfjorden
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (to Norway)	Northwest Spitsbergen National Park
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands (to Norway)	Sassen-Bünsow Land
United Kingdom	Breydon Water
United Kingdom	Cameron Reservoir
United Kingdom	Castle Loch, Lochmaben
United Kingdom	Fala Flow
United Kingdom	Firth of Forth
United Kingdom	Flanders Moss and Lake of Menteith
United Kingdom	Gladhouse Reservoir
United Kingdom	Greenlaw Moor
United Kingdom	Holburn Lake and Moss
United Kingdom	Humber Estuary
United Kingdom	Lindisfarne
United Kingdom	Loch Leven
United Kingdom	Loch of Kinnordy
United Kingdom	Loch of Lintrathen
United Kingdom	Loch of Skene
United Kingdom	Loch of Strathbeg
United Kingdom	Martin Mere
United Kingdom	Morecambe Bay
United Kingdom	North Norfolk Coast
United Kingdom	Ribble and Alt Estuaries
United Kingdom	South Tayside Goose Roosts
United Kingdom	The Wash
United Kingdom	Upper Solway Flats and Marshes
United Kingdom	Westwater Reservoir
United Kingdom	Wigtown Bay
United Kingdom	Ythan Estuary, Sands of Forvie and Meikle Loch

Habitat (level 1)	Habitat (level 2)	Importance	Occurrence
Artificial/Terrestrial	Arable Land	major	non-breeding
Artificial/Terrestrial	Pastureland	suitable	non-breeding
Grassland	Tundra	suitable	breeding
Marine Intertidal	Rocky Shoreline	suitable	breeding
Marine Intertidal	Tidepools	suitable	breeding
Marine Neritic	Estuaries	suitable	non-breeding
Altitude		Occasional altitudinal limits

Threat (level 1)	Threat (level 2)	Impact and Stresses
Climate change & severe weather	Habitat shifting & alteration	Timing		Scope		Severity		Impact
		Future		Whole (>90%)		Unknown		Unknown
		Stresses Indirect ecosystem effects, Ecosystem degradation

Purpose	Scale
Food - human	subsistence, national
Pets/display animals, horticulture	international
Sport hunting/specimen collecting	subsistence, national

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Recommended citation
BirdLife International (2024) Species factsheet: Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/factsheet/pink-footed-goose-anser-brachyrhynchus on 27/11/2024.
Recommended citation for factsheets for more than one species: BirdLife International (2024) IUCN Red List for birds. Downloaded from https://datazone.birdlife.org/species/search on 27/11/2024.