Blue-winged Goose
Cyanochen cyanoptera(Rüppell, WPES, 1845)
English (US) Blue-winged Goose
The Blue-winged Goose (Cyanochen cyanoptera) 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: highlands of EthiopiaRange summary from AviList, in English.
- Scientific name
- Cyanochen cyanoptera
- Order
- Anseriformes
- IUCN Red List
- Near Threatened
- English (US)
- Blue-winged Goose
- Described by
- (Rüppell, WPES, 1845)
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Add Your ExpertiseTaxonomic history
- First described as
- Bernicla cyanoptera
- Described by
- (Rüppell, WPES, 1845)
- Type locality
- Shoa.
- Original description
- Systematische Uebersicht der Vögel Nord-Ost-Afrika's nebst Abbildingen und Beschreibungen von fünfzig theils unbekannten, theils noch nicht bildlich dargestellten Arten p.129 pl.47
Nomenclatural data from the AviList checklist, quoted in the language of the original sources.
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