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Anser caerulescens (snow goose)
Taxonomy
Anas caerulescens was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.
It was recombined as Chen caerulescens by Hay (1930), Guthrie (1992), Broughton (2004); it was recombined as Chen (Chen) caerulescens by Wetmore (1940); it was recombined as Anser caerulescens by Clements et al. (2017).
It was recombined as Chen caerulescens by Hay (1930), Guthrie (1992), Broughton (2004); it was recombined as Chen (Chen) caerulescens by Wetmore (1940); it was recombined as Anser caerulescens by Clements et al. (2017).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1758 | Anas caerulescens Linnaeus p. 124 |
| 1769 | Anas hyperboreus Pallas |
| 1902 | Chen hyperborea Hay p. 530 |
| 1930 | Chen caerulescens Hay p. 303 |
| 1930 | Chen hyperboreus Hay p. 303 |
| 1940 | Chen (Chen) caerulescens Wetmore p. 22 |
| 1940 | Chen (Chen) hyperborea Wetmore p. 22 |
| 1942 | Chen hyperborea Miller and DeMay p. 85 |
| 1946 | Chen hyperborea Howard p. 166 |
| 1956 | Chen hyperborea Wetmore p. 28 |
| 1969 | Chen hyperborea Howard p. 7 |
| 1992 | Chen caerulescens Guthrie p. 321 |
| 2004 | Chen caerulescens Broughton p. 18 fig. 6A |
| 2017 | Anser caerulescens Clements et al. |
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Anser caerulescens Linnaeus 1758 [snow goose]
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Invalid names: Chen hyperborea Pallas 1769 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available