Emperor Goose
Anser canagicus(Sevastianov, AF, 1802)
English (US) Emperor Goose
The Emperor Goose (Anser canagicus) 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.
Range: breeds in northeastern Siberia and western Alaska; winters mainly in Alaska, from the Aleutian Islands to the Alaska PeninsulaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Anser canagicus
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Least Concern
- English (US)
- Emperor Goose
- Described by
- (Sevastianov, AF, 1802)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Anas Canagica
- Described by
- (Sevastianov, AF, 1802)
- Type locality
- Kanaga Island, Aleutian Islands.
- Original description
- Nova Acta Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae 13 p.349 pl.10
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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