Also known as: Blue Goose
63-76 cm (25-30") Common. Tundra in summer; winters in marshes, grain fields, ponds, bays. Two distinct color phases.
White-phase is white with pink bill with black "lips"; black wing tips are prominent in flight; pink feet.
Dark-phase called "Blue Goose" has white head and upper neck, pink bill, dark gray body and wings. Smaller Ross' Goose has a shorter neck and more rounded head. Flocks may number in thousands.
Song: loud nasal "whouk" in chorus.
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Credit: Don DesJardin
Images
![Snow Geese in Flight](https://res-1.cloudinary.com/ebirdr/image/upload/s--Uu6idiZp--/f_auto,q_auto,t_square_crop_160/1022-snow-goose.jpg)
Credit: Larry Bond
![Blue Phase](https://res-1.cloudinary.com/ebirdr/image/upload/s--xGlfDQEl--/f_auto,q_auto,t_square_crop_160/3832-snow-goose.jpg)
Credit: TexasEagle
![Blue Phase](https://res-1.cloudinary.com/ebirdr/image/upload/s--R9-pz9Zx--/f_auto,q_auto,t_square_crop_160/3833-snow-goose.jpg)
Credit: Jerry Oldenettel
![Blue Phase](https://res-3.cloudinary.com/ebirdr/image/upload/s--iRtCgl8t--/f_auto,q_auto,t_square_crop_160/3834-snow-goose.jpg)
Credit: Jerry Oldenettel
![Blue Phase](https://res-1.cloudinary.com/ebirdr/image/upload/s--EEea2yMh--/f_auto,q_auto,t_square_crop_160/3835-snow-goose.jpg)
Credit: Jerry Oldenettel
![Pair of Blue Phase Snow Geese](https://res-3.cloudinary.com/ebirdr/image/upload/s--GN-oeVjK--/f_auto,q_auto,t_square_crop_160/3836-snow-goose.jpg)
Credit: Robert Shea