| Geese and swans | |
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| Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Superorder: | Galloanserae |
| Clade: | Odontoanserae |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Subfamily: | Anserinae |
| Tribe: | Anserini Vigors, 1825 (1815)[1] |
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Anserini is a tribe of ducks containing the geese and swans.
Etymology[]
From Latin anser, anseris, meaning goose.[2]
Taxonomy[]
It contains the following species:
- Pink-eared Duck, Malacorhynchus membranaceus
- Coscoroba Swan, Coscoroba coscoroba
- Cape Barren Goose, Cereopsis novaehollandiae
- Black-necked Swan, Sthenelides melancoryphus
- Black Swan, Cygnus atratus
- Mute Swan, Cygnus olor
- Trumpeter Swan, Cygnus buccinator
- Tundra Swan, Cygnus columbianus
- Whooper Swan, Cygnus cygnus
- Brant / Brant Goose, Branta bernicla
- Red-breasted Goose, Branta ruficollis
- Barnacle Goose, Branta leucopsis
- Cackling Goose, Branta hutchinsii
- Canada Goose, Branta canadensis
- Hawaiian Goose / Nene, Branta sandvicensis
- Emperor Goose, Philacte canagica
- Snow Goose, Chen caerulescens
- Ross's Goose, Chen rossii
- Bar-headed Goose, Anser indicus
- Pink-footed Goose, Anser brachyrhynchus
- Greylag Goose, Anser anser
- Swan Goose, Anser cygnoides
- Taiga Bean Goose, Anser fabalis
- Tundra Bean Goose, Anser serrirostris
- Greater White-fronted Goose, Anser albifrons
- Lesser White-fronted Goose, Anser erythropus
References[]
- ^ Boyd, John (August 6, 2014). "Anatidae" ({{{version}}} ed.). Retrieved January 13, 2015.
- ^ Jobling, J. (2015). In: del Hoyo, J., Elliott, A., Sargatal, J., Christie, D.A. & de Juana, E. (eds.), eds. "Anser". Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive. Lynx Edicions, Barcelona. Retrieved 1-8-15. Check date values in:
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