Anser albifrons Scopoli 1769 (greater white-fronted goose)

Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae

Belongs to Anser according to D. Michailidis et al. 2018

See also Bedetti and Pavia 2013, Clements et al. 2017, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Howard 1946, Miller and DeMay 1942, Wetmore 1940 and Wetmore 1956

Sister taxa: Anser anser, Anser arenosus, Anser arizonae, Anser atavus, Anser azerbaidzhanicus, Anser brachyrhynchus, Anser brumeli, Anser caerulescens, Anser canagicus, Anser condoni, Anser cygniformis, Anser cygnoid, Anser devjatkini, Anser djuktaiensis, Anser erythropus, Anser fabalis, Anser indicus, Anser liskunae, Anser oeningensis, Anser pressus, Anser rossii, Anser scaldii, Anser thraceiensis, Chen (Chen)

Ecology: volant folivore-granivore

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Canada (1: British Columbia collection), Egypt (3), Greece (2), Italy (3), the Russian Federation (1), the United Kingdom (3), United States (6: California, Oregon)

Total: 19 collections each including a single occurrence

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