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Ducks at a Distance A Waterfowl Identification Guide
White-Fronted Geese

Migrates chiefly in the Central and Pacific flyways but also present in the Mississippi. Rare in the Atlantic Flyway. Appears brownish gray at a distance. Often called "specklebelly". Most distinctive characteristic of the V-shaped flocks is the high pitched call kow-kow-kow-kow.

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