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The greater white-fronted goose (Anser albifrons) belongs to the family Anatidae under the order Anseriformes.

Greater white-fronted goose taxonomy

The Anatidae is the family of ducks, teals, goose and swans. The family Anatidae was first introduced by William Elford Leach, MD, FRS (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836), an English zoologist and marine biologist, in the year 1820.

The family Anatidae comprises seven subfamilies, including Anserinae. The subfamily Anserinae was first described by Nicholas Aylward Vigors (1785 – 26 October 1840), an Irish zoologist, in the year 1825.

The subfamily Anserinae is polytypic and contains three genera, viz., Cygnus, Anser and Branta. The genus Anser was first introduced by Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), a Swedish botanist, physician and zoologist, in the year 1758.

The genus Anser is polytypic and comprises eleven species, including Anser albifrons.

The goose species Anser albifrons was first described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (3 June 1723 – 8 May 1788), an Italian physician and naturalist, in the year 1769. The species Anser albifrons is polytypic and comprises six subspecies.

Taxonomic classification
Binomial name:Anser albifrons
Species:A. albifrons
Genus:Anser
Subfamily:-
Family:Anatidae
Order:Anseriformes
Class:Aves
Phylum:Chordata
Kingdom:Animalia
Greater white-fronted goose - Anser albifrons
1.Greater white-fronted goose - Anser albifrons
Image by NPS Photo/Ken Conger


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2.Greater white-fronted goose - Anser albifrons
Image by Ron Clausen

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3.Greater white-fronted goose - Anser albifrons
Image by Ron Clausen

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4.Greater white-fronted goose - Anser albifrons
Image by Walter Siegmund

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5.Greater white-fronted goose - Anser albifrons
Image by Björn S...

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6.Greater white-fronted goose - Anser albifrons
Image by ALAN SCHMIERER

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7.Anser albifrons
Image by Walter Siegmund

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8.Anser albifrons
Image by MPF

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9.Greater white-fronted goose - Anser albifrons
Image by Pacific Southwest Region USFWS
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1.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/denalinps/5300989469/ (cropped)
Author: NPS Photo/Ken Conger | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 11/22/18
2.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Goose_at_Five_Mile_Lake.jpg (cropped)
Author: Ron Clausen | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 11/22/18
3.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Goose_at_Five_Mile_Lake_Park,_Federal_Way_WA.jpg (cropped)
Author: Ron Clausen | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 11/22/18
4.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anser_albifrons_30009.JPG (cropped)
Author: Walter Siegmund | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 11/22/18
5.Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/40948266@N04/43546411190/ (cropped)
Author: Björn S... | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 11/22/18
6.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:GOOSE,_GREATER_WHITE-FRONTED_(10-31-06)_north_coast,_slo_co,_ca_(552986625).jpg (cropped)
Author: ALAN SCHMIERER | License: Public domain as on 11/22/18
7.image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Anser_albifrons_30050.JPG (cropped)
Author: Walter Siegmund | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 11/22/18
8.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anser_albifrons_albifrons_Swallow_Pond_1.jpg (cropped)
Author: MPF | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 11/22/18
9.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/usfws_pacificsw/6881758498/in/photostream/ (cropped)
Author: Pacific Southwest Region USFWS | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 11/22/18


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