Branta Scopoli, 1769
(a genus of geese)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Branta bernicla
Brent Goose
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 		Species 1 subtaxa 22 images
Branta canadensis
Canada Goose
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 		Species 12 images 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusBranta (a genus of geese)
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)

Branta (a genus of geese) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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