Greater White-fronted Goose, Anser albifrons, is a species of goose found in cropland, grassland and wetland ecosystems. It breeds in Greenland and arctic Russia. The species breeds in open, low-lying, shrubby tundra on the coast and inland, in close proximity to marshes, lakes, pools, rivers, and willow- and shrub-lined ponds and streams. It requires dry slopes, banks, mounds, hummocks or patches of sand or clay for nesting sites, especially those commanding good views of the surrounding area. The species winters in open country on steppe and agricultural land and wet meadows, or in brackish and freshwater marshy habitats. It may also roost on tidal marshes, in sheltered bays or in estuaries and frequents inland lakes and reservoirs in North America (European Red List 2015).

Anser albifrons albifrons, the European subspecies, has a winter population size of 1410000-2260000 individuals in the EU27. The winter population trend in the EU27 is Increasing in the short term and Increasing in the long term. Anser albifrons flavirostris, the Greenland subspecies, which winters in Britain and Ireland, has a winter population size of 25100-25200 individuals in the EU27. The winter population trend in the EU27 is Decreasing in the short term and Increasing in the long term.

The EU status assessment was carried out at the species level, Anser albifrons. Anser albifrons has a winter population size of 1430000-2280000 individuals in the EU27. The winter population trend in the EU27 is Increasing in the short term and Increasing in the long term.

The EU population status of Anser albifrons was assessed as Secure, because the species does not meet any of the IUCN Red List criteria for threatened or Near Threatened, or the criteria for Depleted or Declining (the EU27 population or range has not declined by 20% or more since 1980).