Anserinae

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 are 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 shelduckss, 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.
Hawaiian Goose or N�n�, 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.