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Greater White-fronted Goose[1]
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The European subspecies (Anser albifrons albifrons) at Slimbridge Wildfowl and Wetlands Centre
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Superorder: Galloanserae
Clade: Odontoanserae
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Anser
Species: A. albifrons
Binomial name
Anser albifrons
(Scopoli, 1769)
Subspecies
  • A. a. albifrons
    European White-fronted Goose (Scopoli, 1769)
  • A. a. frontalis
    Pacific White-fronted Goose (Baird, 1858)
  • A. a. gambeli
    Gambel's White-fronted Goose (Hartlaub, 1852)
  • A. a. elgasi
    Tule Goose (Delacour & Ripley, 1975) (disputed)
  • A. a. flavirostris
    Greenland White-fronted Goose (Dalgety & (Scott, 1948)
Synonyms

Branta albifrons (Scopoli, 1769)

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A video with Greater White-fronted Geese.

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References[]

  1. ^ Boyd, John (August 6, 2014). "Anatidae" ({{{version}}} ed.). Retrieved January 13, 2015. 
  2. ^ BirdLife International (2012). "Anser albifrons". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2013.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved 26 November 2013. 

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