Emperor goose

Emperor goose
Two emperor geese on pavement, one fully shown and the other partially shown
An adult emperor goose

Vulnerable  (NatureServe)[2]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves
Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Anser
Species:
A. canagicus
Binomial name
Anser canagicus
(Sevastianov, 1802)
Synonyms[5]
  • Anas canadicus
  • Anas canagica Sewastianoff, 1802[3]
  • Ansas canagicus
  • Anser canagica
  • Anser canagicus
  • Answer pictus
  • Bernicla canagica
  • Bernicla picta
  • Chen canagica
  • Chloephaga canagica
  • Chloephaga picta
  • Chloephaga pictus
  • Philacte canadica
  • Philacte canagica Bannister, 1870[4]
  • Philacte canagicus

The emperor goose (Anser canagicus), also known as the beach goose[6] or the painted goose,[7] is a waterfowl species in the family Anatidae, which contains the ducks, geese, and swans. In summer, the emperor goose is found in remote coastal areas near the Bering Sea in arctic and sub-arctic Alaska and the Russian Far East, where it breeds in monogamous pairs. It migrates south to winter in ice-free mudflats and coasts in Alaska, mostly the Aleutian Islands, and Canada's British Columbia, rarely reaching the contiguous United States. Listed as near threatened by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, the species' population is declining due to threats such as pollution, hunting, and climate change.[1]

  1. ^ a b BirdLife International (2023). "Anser canagicus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2023: e.T22679919A228668766. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Anser canagicus". NatureServe Explorer An online encyclopedia of life. 7.1. NatureServe. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Sevastianov, 1802 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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