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Snow 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 caerulescens. The goose species Anser caerulescens was first described by Carl Linnaeus, in the year 1758. The species Anser caerulescens is polytypic and comprises two subspecies.
| Taxonomic classification | |
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| Binomial name: | Anser caerulescens |
| Species: | A. caerulescens |
| Genus: | Anser |
| Subfamily: | - |
| Family: | Anatidae |
| Order: | Anseriformes |
| Class: | Aves |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
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| 1.Snow goose - Anser caerulescens Image by Cephas |
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| 2.Snow goose - Anser caerulescens Image by DickDaniels (http://carolinabirds.org/) |
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| 3.Snow goose - Anser caerulescens Image by Cephas |
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| 4.Snow goose - Anser caerulescens Image by Cephas |
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| 5.Snow goose - Anser caerulescens Image by Tony Hisgett |
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| 6. Anser caerulescens Image by Adrian Pingstone |
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| 7.Anser caerulescens Image by ALAN SCHMIERER |
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| 8.Anser caerulescens Image by ALAN SCHMIERER |
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| 9.Anser caerulescens Image by Walter Siegmund |
1.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anser_caerulescens_CT2.jpg (cropped)
Author: Cephas | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 10/20/18
2.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Goose,_Snow_Luray_VA.jpg (cropped)
Author: DickDaniels (http://carolinabirds.org/) | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 10/20/18
3.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anser_caerulescens_CT_07.jpg (cropped)
Author: Cephas | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 10/20/18
4.Image source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Anser_caerulescens_CT_05.jpg (cropped)
Author: Cephas | License: CC BY-SA 4.0 as on 10/20/18
5.Image source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/hisgett/5371139810/ (cropped)
Author: Tony Hisgett | License: CC BY 2.0 as on 10/20/18
6.Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/ (cropped)
Author: Adrian Pingstone | License: Public domain as on 10/20/18
7.Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sloalan/40007861811/ (cropped)
Author: ALAN SCHMIERER | License: Public domain as on 10/20/18
8.Source: https://www.flickr.com/photos/sloalan/553085515/ (cropped)
Author: ALAN SCHMIERER | License: Public domain as on 10/20/18
9.Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Chen_caerulescens_32516.JPG (cropped)
Author: Walter Siegmund | License: CC BY-SA 3.0 as on 10/20/18
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