- Where to see one
- 5 U.S. zoos in our directory hold emperor goose, confirmed against each zoo's own animal list.
Conservation status
Not Evaluated
This species has not been assessed for the IUCN Red List, so it sits outside the threat scale entirely.
About the emperor goose
The emperor goose is a stocky, blue-grey goose with black and white scaling, a white head and neck tinged amber, a black chin and throat, and a pink bill. It breeds on coastal tundra near the Bering Sea in Alaska and the Russian Far East and winters on ice-free mudflats and coasts, mostly in the Aleutian Islands. Its migration is only a few hundred miles, short for a goose. It is one of the least social geese, usually staying with its family, and flies low, often skimming the ground. Pairs are monogamous, and females incubate four to six eggs for about 24 days.
Emperor Goose facts
- The head often turns reddish-brown in summer from iron oxide in tidal pools.
- It migrates only about 370 to 470 miles, short for a goose.
- Goslings can walk and swim within hours of hatching.
- Females pluck their own feathers to line the nest.
Where to see emperor goose in the U.S.
5 zoos across 4 states
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1 more zoo holds emperor goose but has no coordinates on file yet, so it isn't ranked here. It's in the full list below.
Connecticut· 1
Massachusetts· 1
New York· 2
Ohio· 1
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