Red-breasted goose
These birds choose their nesting sites based on other birds. By building their nests near the homes of birds of prey, like snowy owls and peregrine falcons, the red-breasted goose can rely on the other birds for defense against predators.
- Conservation StatusVulnerable
- Life spanaround 15 years
- Body sizearound 21.5 in. long
- Native habitat Grasslands, wetlands, and marine coastal areas of southeastern Europe up through northwestern Asia
- DietAquatic plants, grains, small fish, snails, crustaceans
