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title: "Dwerggans"
description: "Anser erythropus — Vogels. The lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus) is a goose closely related to the larger greater white-fronted goose (A."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/nl/animal/lesser-white-fronted-goose
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Dwerggans

> Anser erythropus — Vogels. The lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus) is a goose closely related to the larger greater white-fronted goose (A.

- Scientific name: *Anser erythropus*
- Category: `birds` (Vogels)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Meren en rivieren), `arctic` (Poolgebied)
- iNaturalist observations: 695
- Wikidata: [Q191628](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q191628)
- iNaturalist taxon: [7013](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/7013)

## Names

- en: Lesser White-fronted Goose
- de: Zwerggans
- es: Ánsar chico
- fr: Oie naine
- nl: Dwerggans
- pt: Ganso-pequeno
- pl: Gęś mała

## Countries with the most observations

NL (46), DE (36), GB (33), IT (32), KR (31), TW (31), RU (29), CN (25), JP (25), IN (18), HK (16), GR (15)

## Summary

The lesser white-fronted goose (Anser erythropus) is a goose closely related to the larger greater white-fronted goose (A. albifrons). It breeds in the northernmost Palearctic, but it is a scarce breeder in Europe, with a reintroduction attempt in Fennoscandia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesser_white-fronted_goose

## Photo

![Dwerggans](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/lesser-white-fronted-goose/medium.jpg)

Photo: Mike Youdale · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/24395190

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/lesser-white-fronted-goose?lang=nl` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).