Anser anser

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• Biology
• Taxonomy
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Common Names

Biology

Diet

[Migration]

Taxonomy

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name . Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 17-Oct-2001

Similar Species

Members of the genus Anser

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 64 species and subspecies in this genus:

A. albifrons (American White-Fronted Goose) · A. albifrons albifrons (American White-Fronted Goose) · A. albifrons elgasi (Greater White-Fronted Goose) · A. albifrons flavirostris (Greater White-Fronted Goose) · A. albifrons frontalis (Greater White-Fronted Goose) · A. albifrons gambeli · A. albifrons gambelli (Greater White-Fronted Goose) · A. albifrons ssp · A. albifrons x · A. anser (Greylag Goose) · A. anser anser · A. anser domestica · A. anser domesticus · A. anser rubirostris · A. anser rubrirostris · A. anser x · A. arizonae · A. brachyrhynchus (Pink-Footed Goose) · A. brachyrhynchus brachyrhynchus (Pink-Footed Goose) · A. caerulescens (Snow Goose) · A. caerulescens atlantica · A. caerulescens atlanticus · A. caerulescens caerulescens (Blue Goose) · A. caerulescens hyperborea · A. caerulescens hyperboreus · A. caerulescens x · A. canadensis · A. canagica (Painted Goose) · A. cygnoid · A. cygnoides (White Chinese Goose) · A. domesticus · A. erythropus (Lesser White-Fronted Goose) · A. fabalis (Eastern Bean Goose) · A. fabalis brachyrhynchus (Bean Goose) · A. fabalis fabalis (Eastern Bean Goose) · A. fabalis johanseni · A. fabalis middendorffi · A. fabalis middendorffii · A. fabalis rossicus (Tundra Bean Goose) · A. fabalis serriostris · A. fabalis serrirostris (Bean Goose) · A. fabalis sibiricus (Bean Goose) · A. fabilis · A. grandis · A. hyperborea · A. hyperboreus · A. indica · A. indicus (Bar-Headed Goose) · A. inornatus · A. jubatus · A. melanopterus · A. melanotos · A. mentalis · A. neglectus · A. oatesi · A. phoenicopus · A. rossi (Ross's Snow Goose) · A. rossii (Ross's Snow Goose) · A. serrirostris · A. serrirostris rossicus · A. serrirostris serrirostris · A. subanser · A. tabalis · A. x anser

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Notes

Contributors

• BirdLife International 2004. In IUCN 2008. 2008 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCNRedList.org. Downloaded July 18, 2008.
• Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 and ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 26, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 20 providers.
• Peterson, Alan P. Zoological Nomenclature Resource. Accessed June 19, 2009.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 26, 2007:

• Biologiezentrum der Oberoesterreichischen Landesmuseen, Biologiezentrum Linz
• Canadian Biodiversity Information Facility, Provincial Museum of Alberta, Edmonton, AB, Canada. Birds
• Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, Terrestrial vertebrate specimens
• The Danish Biodiversity Information Facility, Western Palearctic migrants in continental Africa
• UK National Biodiversity Network, Environment and Heritage Service - EHS Species Datasets
• UK National Biodiversity Network, Herts Bird Club - Hertfordshire Breeding Bird Atlas : 1988-1992
• UK National Biodiversity Network, Scottish Borders Biological Records Centre - SWT Scottish Borders Local Wildlife Site Survey data 1996-2000 - species information

Identifiers

• Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3854312
• Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: ITS-175028
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 13838352
• Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 175028
• IUCN ID: 47145
• Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 132785

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