Lesser White-fronted Goose

The lesser white-fronted goose is closely related to the larger greater white-fronted goose. Both white-fronted geese have a very conspicuous white face and broad black bars across the belly. It breeds in the northernmost Palearctic, but is a scarce breeder in Europe, where a reintroduction attempt has been made in Fennoscandia (Wikipedia, general species account).

The genetically distinct Fennoscandian population is now estimated at about 20 breeding pairs, or 60–80 individuals at most, breeding in northern Norway and overwintering in Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey. It winters further south in Europe and is a rare winter vagrant to Great Britain and India (Wikipedia, general species account).