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The Red-breasted goose (Branta ruficollis) belongs to the family Anatidae under the order Anseriformes.
Red-breasted goose taxonomy
The Anatidae is the family of ducks, geese 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 includes the genus Branta.
The genus Branta was first described by Giovanni Antonio Scopoli (3 June 1723 – 8 May 1788), an Italian physician and naturalist, in the year 1769.
The genus Branta comprises six species, including Branta ruficollis. The species Branta ruficollis was first described by Peter Simon Pallas FRS FRSE (22 September 1741 – 8 September 1811), a Prussian zoologist and botanist, in the year 1769.
| Taxonomic classification | |
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| Binomial name: | Branta ruficollis |
| Species: | B. ruficollis |
| Genus: | Branta |
| Subfamily: | - |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Class: | Aves |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| 1.Red-breasted goose - Branta ruficollis Image by allen watkin |
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| 2.Red-breasted goose - Branta ruficollis Image by Arpingstone |
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| 3.Red-breasted goose - Branta ruficollis Image by Francis C. Franklin / CC-BY-SA-3.0 |
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| 4.Red-breasted goose - Branta ruficollis Image by Frédéric BISSON |
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| 5.Red-breasted goose - Branta ruficollis Image by David Long |
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| 6.Red-breasted goose - Branta ruficollis Image by Tyler Brenot |
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| 7.Red-breasted goose - Branta ruficollis Image by Dick Daniels |
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| 8.Red-breasted goose - Branta ruficollis Image by Rufus46 |
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| 9.Red-breasted goose - Branta ruficollis Image by Karoly Lorentey |
1.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/allenthepostman/2581325352/in/photostream/ (cropped)
Author: allen watkin | License: CC BY-SA 2.0 as on 7/27/18
2.Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Red-breasted_goose_arp.jpg (cropped)
Author: Arpingstone | License: Public domain
3.Image source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Branta_ruficollis_portrait.jpg (cropped)
Author: Francis C. Franklin | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 7/27/18
4.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/zigazou76/17903236939 (cropped)
Author: Frédéric BISSON | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 7/27/18
5.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/41018892@N00/4496173159/ (cropped)
Author: David Long | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 7/27/18
6.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/ (cropped)
Author: Tyler Brenot | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 7/27/18
7.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/ (cropped)
Author: Dick Daniels | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 7/27/18
8.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rothalsgans_Branta_ruficollis_Tierpark_Hellabrunn-2.jpg (cropped)
Author: Rufus46 | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 7/27/18
9.Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/lorentey/1438299138/in/photostream/ (cropped)
Author: Karoly Lorentey | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 7/27/18
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