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Anserinae

A Canada Goose Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Aves
Order:	Anseriformes
Family:	Anatidae
Subfamily:	Anserinae

Genera

• Cygnus
  
• Coscoroba
  
• Anser
  
  • (including Chen)
    
• Branta
  
• Cereopsis

The Anserinae is a subfamily of the waterfowl family Anatidae. It includes the swans and geese; this article deals with the swans and true geese in the subfamily Anserinae. See swan and goose, and the individual species, for more details. A number of other waterbirds, mainly related to the shelducks, have "goose" as part of their name; see the family page at Anatidae for these and others.

Species of swan and goose:

• Genus Cygnus - swans
  • Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus. Arctic North America, Europe and Asia, wintering further south.
  • Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus. Subarctic Europe and Asia, wintering further south.
  • Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator. Subarctic North America, wintering further south.
  • Mute Swan Cygnus olor. Temperate Europe and Asia, mainly resident.
  • Black Swan Cygnus atratus. Australia, resident or nomadic.
  • Black-necked Swan Cygnus melanocoryphus. Southern South America, wintering further north.

• Genus Coscoroba
  • Coscoroba Swan Coscoroba coscoroba. Southern South America, wintering further north.

• Genus Anser - grey geese
  • Greylag Goose Anser anser. Temperate Europe and Asia.
  • White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons. Arctic North America, Europe and Asia, wintering further south.
  • Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus. Subarctic Europe and Asia, wintering further south.
  • Bean Goose Anser fabalis. Arctic and subarctic Europe and Asia, wintering further south.
  • Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus. Arctic Atlantic Ocean shores, wintering further south in western Europe.
  • Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus. Mountains of temperate central Asia, wintering further south in India.
  • Swan Goose Anser cygnoides. Temperate eastern Asia, wintering further south.
  • Snow Goose Anser caerulescens or Chen caerulescens. Arctic and subarctic North America, wintering further south.
  • Ross's Goose Anser rossii or Chen rossii. Arctic North America, wintering further south.
  • Emperor Goose Anser canagicus or Chen canagica. Arctic Pacific Ocean shores, wintering a short distance further south.

• Genus Branta - black geese
  • Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis. Arctic Atlantic Ocean shores, wintering further south in western Europe.
  • Canada Goose Branta canadensis. Arctic to temperate North America, wintering further south or resident.
  • Néné or Hawaiian Goose, Branta sandvicensis. Hawaii, resident.
  • Brent Goose Branta bernicla. Arctic North America, Europe and Asia, wintering further south.
  • Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis. Arctic Asia, wintering further in southeast Europe.

• Genus Cereopsis
  • Cape Barren Goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae. Southern Australia, resident or nomadic. Distinct from other geese and often placed in a subfamily of its own.