Emperor Goose

Anser canagicus

Breeds in the Bering Sea around Alaska & a small part of Russia.

Adults have a stout blue-gray body, with spots of black and white, which cause it to have a "scaled appearance".

Its head and the back of its neck are white and tinged with amber-yellow; unlike the snow goose, the white does not extend to the front of the neck.

The underside of the Emperor Goose's wings is gray, unlike the snow goose, which has black and white on the underside of its wings, shows well in flight.

Juveniles are mostly grey colored, with a small amount of white on their feathers.

The call is a sound like "kla-ha, kla-ha, kla-ha", and can be differentiated from those of other geese by having a more "nasal" sound.