Greylag Goose
Anser anser(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Graylag Goose
UK name: Greylag Goose
The Greylag Goose (Anser anser) is a bird species documented in the AviList Global Avian Checklist. On BirdGuides.io, 0 professional guides specialise in helping birdwatchers observe this species. It belongs to the family Anatidae (Ducks, Swans, and Geese) in the order Anseriformes.
- Scientific name
- Anser anser
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Graylag Goose
- English (UK)
- Greylag Goose
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseRecognised subspecies
The AviList checklist recognises 2 subspecies for this species.
- Anser anser anser
- Anser anser rubrirostris
Taxonomic history
- First described as
- Anas Anser
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Restricted type locality, Sweden.
- Original description
- Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1 p.123
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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