Lesser White-fronted Goose
Anser erythropus(Linnaeus, C, 1758)
English (US) Lesser White-fronted Goose
The Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus) 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 arctic Eurasia; winters to southern Europe, India, and ChinaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Anser erythropus
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Vulnerable
- English (US)
- Lesser White-fronted Goose
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Anas erythropus
- Described by
- (Linnaeus, C, 1758)
- Type locality
- Restricted type locality. North Sweden. Lonnberg, Ibis, 1913, p. 401-402.
- 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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