Birds of the World

    ANSERIFORMES: Anatidae (Ducks, Geese, Swans)  
Genus: Anser (11 species)


Greater White-fronted Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose (Anser albifrons)
Range: NA, MA, PAL: widespread
England  
   
Photograph by Dave Curtis     Copyright and usage info


Greylag Goose
Greylag Goose (Anser anser anser)
Range: PAL: c, w
United Kingdom  
 
Photograph by Allan Hopkins     Copyright and usage info

Greylag Goose
Greylag Goose (Anser anser) Domestic
Range: PAL: c, w
  A domestic variant.
 
Photograph by JJ Harrison     Copyright and usage info


Pink-footed Goose
Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus)
Range: PAL: Greenland, Iceland and Svalbard
Reykjanes, Iceland  
 
Photograph by Svenni and his Icelandic birds   © All Rights Reserved.


Snow Goose
Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens)
Range: NA: n
 
   
Photograph by Cephas     Copyright and usage info


Emperor Goose
Emperor Goose (Anser canagicus) Near Threatened
Range: NA, PAL: w Alaska and ne Siberia
Sharp Park Golf Course, Pacifica, California,  
   
Photograph by Matt Grube   © All Rights Reserved.


Swan Goose
Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides)
Range: PAL: c Asia and Mongolia to se Siberia
 
 
Photograph by Hiyashi Haka (Kevin Lin)     Copyright and usage info

Swan Goose
Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides) Domestic
Range: PAL: c Asia and Mongolia to se Siberia
Lake Murray, San Diego County, California, USA
  The believed domestic variant of the Swan Goose is sometimes called the Chinese Goose.
 
Photograph by Vic Murayama     Copyright and usage info


Lesser White-fronted Goose
Lesser White-fronted Goose (Anser erythropus) Vulnerable
Range: PAL: n Eurasia
Hsinchu Mountain, Taiwan  
 
Photograph by Bob Du   © All Rights Reserved.


Taiga Bean Goose
Taiga Bean Goose (Anser fabalis)
Range: PAL: n
Newcastle, England  
   
Photograph by Steve Riall   © All Rights Reserved.


Bar-headed Goose
Bar-headed Goose (Anser indicus)
Range: PAL: c Asia
 
 
Photograph by Richard Bartz, Munich aka Makro Freak     Copyright and usage info


Ross's Goose
Ross's Goose (Anser rossii)
Range: NA: n Canada
Bosque del Apache NWR, New Mexico , United States
  Ross's Goose on the right, and a much larger Snow Goose on the left.
   
Photograph by Mick Thompson/Eastside Audubon     Copyright and usage info


Tundra Bean Goose
Tundra Bean Goose (Anser serrirostris rossicus)
Range: PAL: n
Fring, Norfolk, England  
 
Photograph by Nik Borrow     Copyright and usage info



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