tule goose
bird variety
Also known as: Anser albifrons gambelli
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The tule goose is a variety of white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons gambelli). It is distinguished by its large size and winters in California's Sacramento Valley, likely breeding in the Arctic. White-fronted geese are among the most widely distributed of the gray geese, migrating as far south as Mexico, the Mediterranean, India, and Japan. Geese, in general, are large, heavy-bodied waterfowl belonging to the family Anatidae, known for their honking calls and V-formation migration patterns.123
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