Anser Brisson, 1760
(geese, goose)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Anser brachyrhynchus
Pink-footed Goose
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 		Species 14 images
Anser canagicus
Emperor Goose
Species 1 ident. refs
Anser cygnoides
Swan Goose, Domestic Goose
Species 1 ident. refs
Anser indicus
Bar-headed Goose
Species 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusAnser (geese, goose)
FamilyANATIDAE (wildfowl: ducks, geese, mergansers and swans)
OrderANSERIFORMES (ducks, geese, mergansers and swans, waterfowl)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Anser (geese, goose) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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