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== Description == The two white-fronted goose species differ little other than in size (the lesser, at {{convert|53|-|66|cm|in|abbr=on}} length and with a {{convert|120|-|135|cm|in|abbr=on}} wingspan, is not much bigger than a [[mallard]] (''Anas platyrhynchos'')), but both may be readily distinguished from the [[greylag goose]] by their bright orange legs and their mouse-coloured upper [[Wing-Coverts|wing-coverts]]. The [[greylag goose]] has a flesh-coloured bill and legs and the upper wing-coverts are bluish-grey. Both white-fronted goose species have a very conspicuous white face and broad black bars which cross the belly. Adult lesser white-fronted geese, as well as being smaller than greater white-fronted geese, have an obvious yellow eye-ring and the white facial blaze goes up to the crown.
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