Anser albifrons
species of bird
IOC Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • Regnum: Animalia • Phylum: Chordata • Subphylum: Vertebrata • Infraphylum: Gnathostomata • Cladus: Osteichthyes • Superclassis: Tetrapoda • Cladus: Amniota • Cladus: Reptilia • Cladus: Archosauria • Classis: Aves • Superordo: Neognathae • Ordo: Anseriformes • Familia: Anatidae • Genus: Anser • Species: Anser albifrons (Scopoli, 1769)
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Wikispecies has an entry on:
- Subspecies: (ref)
- A. a. albifrons
- A. a. flavirostris
- A. a. gambelli (syn. A. a. frontalis type)
- A. a. sponsa (syn. "A. a. frontalis" in some recent texts)
- A. a. elgasi
- English: Greater White-fronted Goose
- български: Голяма белочела гъска
- čeština: Husa běločelá
- Cymraeg: Gŵydd Dalcen-wen
- dansk: Blisgås
- Deutsch: Blässgans
- Esperanto: Blankfrunta ansero
- español: Ánsar careto
- suomi: Tundrahanhi
- français: Oie rieuse
- Frysk: Blesgoes
- עברית: אווז לבן מצח
- 日本語: マガン
- 한국어: 쇠기러기
- lietuvių: Baltakaktė žąsis
- Nederlands: Kolgans
- norsk nynorsk: Tundragås
- norsk: Tundragås
- polski: Gęś białoczelna
- svenska: Bläsgås
- Türkçe: Sakarca kazı
- 中文(繁體): 白額雁
Photos
editAnser albifrons albifrons
edit- English: Eurasian White-fronted Goose
Breeds arctic northeastern Europe, northern Asia; winters southern England, Netherlands, southern Baltic Sea area, Black Sea area, and eastern Asia
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Northumberland, UK
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Northumberland, UK
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Northumberland, UK
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Northumberland, UK
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Northumberland, UK
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Poland
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Germany
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Germany
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Germany
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Germany
Anser albifrons flavirostris
edit- English: Greenland White-fronted Goose
Breeds Greenland; winters northwestern Britain and Ireland; vagrant, E North America
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Northumberland, UK; with Anser anser
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Northumberland, UK; with Anser anser
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Northumberland, UK; with Anser anser
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Northumberland, UK; with Anser anser
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Northumberland, UK; with Anser anser
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Reykjavik, Iceland
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New Jersey, USA
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New Jersey, USA
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New Jersey, USA; with Branta canadensis
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New Jersey, USA; with Branta canadensis
Anser albifrons gambelli
edit- English: Gambell's White-fronted Goose
Breeds arctic Canada; winters C USA, NE Mexico
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Squaw Creek National Wildlife Refuge, Missouri
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Uvalde, Texas
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Caledonia Sewage Ponds, Kent Co., Michigan
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Caledonia Sewage Ponds, Kent Co., Michigan
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Quivira National Wildlife Refuge, Kansas
Anser albifrons sponsa
edit- English: Pacific White-fronted Goose
Breeds arctic western Alaska; winters W USA, NW Mexico
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Wild, on nest
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Seattle, Washington
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Seattle, Washington
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Seattle, Washington
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Baskett Slough National Wildlife Refuge (with Canada Geese (Branta canadensis))
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Colusa NWR, California
Anser albifrons elgasi
edit- English: Tule Goose
Breeds SW Alaska; winters C California
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Denali National Park, Alaska
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Colusa NWR, California
Maps & illustrations
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Distribution map
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ID composite, mixed
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Illustration
Eggs
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Museum specimen -