Anser cygnoides (Linnaeus, 1758)
(Swan Goose, Domestic Goose)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAnser cygnoides (Swan Goose, Domestic Goose)
GenusAnser (geese, goose)
FamilyANATIDAE (wildfowl: ducks, geese, mergansers and swans)
OrderANSERIFORMES (ducks, geese, mergansers and swans, waterfowl)
ClassAVES (birds)
SuperclassTETRAPODA (a superclass of unassigneds)
PhylumCHORDATA (vertebrates)
SuperphylumDEUTEROSTOMIA (deuterostomes)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Poultry Club of Great Britain The Poultry Club of Great Britain: geese www.poultryclub.org/breed-gallery/geese/

Anser cygnoides (Swan Goose, Domestic Goose) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Anser cygnoides (Swan Goose, Domestic Goose)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 0 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Anser cygnoides (Swan Goose, Domestic Goose)
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