How accurate is Birdsong's bird identifier?

It runs Google's Perch, a research-grade acoustic model covering nearly 15,000 species. When a call is ambiguous, we say so honestly and let you record a second clip to confirm, rather than guessing.

Is my recording stored?

No. Your audio is used to identify the bird in the moment and isn't saved to our servers. The birds you confirm are kept as cards in your own field journal; the recordings themselves are not.

Is the bird identifier free?

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Birdsong field guide

Graylag Goose

Anser anser

The Graylag Goose is a large, heavy-bodied waterfowl characterized by its orange or pink bill and pink legs, widely recognized as the wild ancestor of most domestic geese.

What it sounds like

A loud, deep, and resonant 'honk' or 'ga-ga-ga' nearly identical to that of a domestic goose.

Reference call, compare with what you heard

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Rec. Lars Edenius · SwedenCC BY-NC-SA Xeno-canto

Field notes

It is the largest and bulkiest species within the 'grey goose' genus Anser.
Ethologist Konrad Lorenz used this species to conduct his pioneering studies on imprinting behavior.
The birds undergo a simultaneous wing-moult after breeding, leaving them flightless for approximately one month.
They are highly gregarious and form lifelong monogamous pair bonds within stable family units.
The species is divided into two distinct subspecies: the orange-billed western population and the pink-billed eastern population.

Habitat

Freshwater marshes, lakes, reedbeds, and adjacent agricultural fields or grasslands.

Range

Widespread across the Palearctic, spanning from Iceland and Europe to China.

Similar & commonly confused birds

Bar-headed GooseAnser indicus Emperor GooseAnser canagicus Greater White-fronted GooseAnser albifrons Lesser White-fronted GooseAnser erythropus Pink-footed GooseAnser brachyrhynchus Ross's GooseAnser rossii Snow GooseAnser caerulescens Swan GooseAnser cygnoides

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