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Emperor 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 canagicus. The species Anser canagicus is monotypic. The goose species Anser canagicus was first described by Sevastianov, in the year 1802.
| Taxonomic classification | |
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| Binomial name: | Anser canagicus |
| Species: | A. canagicus |
| Genus: | Anser |
| Subfamily: | - |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Class: | Aves |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| 1.Emperor goose - Anser canagicus Image by Tony Hisgett |
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| 2.Emperor goose - Anser canagicus Image by Ken Billington/http://focusingonwildlife.com/ |
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| 3.Emperor goose - Anser canagicus Image by Ken Billington/http://focusingonwildlife.com/ |
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| 4.Emperor goose - Anser canagicus Image by 4028mdk09 |
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| 5.Emperor goose - Anser canagicus Image by SandyCole |
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| 6.Emperor goose - Anser canagicus Image by DickDaniels (http://carolinabirds.org/) |
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| 7.Emperor goose - Anser canagicus Image by Frank Vincentz |
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| 8.Anser canagicus Image by Mike Prince |
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| 9.Anser canagicus Image by Tim Bowman, USFWS |
1.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/hisgett/5370597811/ (cropped)
Author: Tony Hisgett | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 10/16/18
2.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Emperor_Goose_(Chen_canagica)_(3).JPG (cropped)
Author: Ken Billington/http://focusingonwildlife.com/ | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 10/16/18
3.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/ (cropped)
Author: Ken Billington/http://focusingonwildlife.com/ | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 10/16/18
4.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wasservogel_2010.JPG (cropped)
Author: 4028mdk09 | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 10/16/18
5.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/ (cropped)
Author: SandyCole | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 10/16/18
6.Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/ (cropped)
Author: DickDaniels (http://carolinabirds.org/) | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 10/16/18
7.Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Reichshof_Eckenhagen_-_Park_-_Anser_canagicus_01_ies.jpg (cropped)
Author: Frank Vincentz | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 10/16/18
8.Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/mikeprince/19142495720/in/photostream/ (cropped)
Author: Mike Prince | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 10/16/18
9.Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/ (cropped)
Author: Tim Bowman, USFWS | License: Public domain
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