Belize Biodiversity Information System

   Wildlife Conservation Society

   Ministry of Natural Resources' Land Information Centre

   01/19/98



  NAME -                 Greater White-fronted Goose (nr)

  FAMILY -               Anatidae
  SCIENTIFIC NAME -      Anser albifrons

  SYNONYMS - Branta albifrons - Scopoli, 1769

  REFERENCES - 1

  National abundance, Conservation or Economic Status    Reference

  No Valid or Questionable Record                            4
  Insufficient information, uncertain                        4
  Accidental-Bze not part of normal range.                   2
  Accidental-Bze not part of normal range.                   3
  

  

                                                                        
  

  

                                                                               
  

  

                                        
  

  

                         
  

  

                                                
  

  

                                                
  

  General Distribution Comments

  2* One record in northern hardwood forests.

  References

  1  A.O.U. 1983. Checklist of North American Birds. 6th Ed.
  
  2  Wood, D.S.,R. C. Leberman, and D. Weyer. 1986. Checklist of Birds of
     Belize. Carnegie Museum of Natural History Special Publication 12.
  
  3  Garcia, J., S. Matola, M. Meadows, and C. Wright. 1994. A Checklist of
     the Birds of Belize. WWF-US. 35p.
  
  4  Miller, B.W., C.M. Miller. 1997. Avian Risk Assessment for Belize,
     Species at Risk and of Conservation Concern.  Report to Programme for
     Belize/TNC Wings of America Program.