Anser anser Linnaeus 1758 (greylag goose)

Aves - Anseriformes - Anatidae

Alternative combination: Anas anser

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Belongs to Anser according to J. F. Clements et al. 2017

See also Burchak-Abramovich and Burchak 1998, Hay 1902, Hay 1930, Linnaeus 1758 and Rudenko 1960

Sister taxa: Anser albifrons, 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 Greece (1 collection), Italy (1), Japan (1), the Russian Federation (1), the United Kingdom (2)

Total: 6 collections each including a single occurrence

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