Anserinae

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Anserinae
A Canada Goose
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Genera
\n*Cygnus \n*Coscoroba \n*Anser \n**(including Chen) \n*Branta \n*Cereopsis

\nThe 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:

\n*Genus Cygnus - swans\n**Tundra Swan Cygnus columbianus. Arctic North America, Europe and Asia, wintering further south.\n**Whooper Swan Cygnus cygnus. Subarctic Europe and Asia, wintering further south.\n**Trumpeter Swan Cygnus buccinator. Subarctic North America, wintering further south.\n**Mute Swan Cygnus olor. Temperate Europe and Asia, mainly resident.\n**Black Swan Cygnus atratus. Australia, resident or nomadic.\n**Black-necked Swan Cygnus melanocoryphus. Southern South America, wintering further north.

• Genus Coscoroba\n**Coscoroba Swan Coscoroba coscoroba. Southern South America, wintering further north.
• Genus Anser - grey geese\n** Greylag Goose Anser anser. Temperate Europe and Asia.\n** White-fronted Goose Anser albifrons. Arctic North America, Europe and Asia, wintering further south.\n** Lesser White-fronted Goose Anser erythropus. Subarctic Europe and Asia, wintering further south.\n** Bean Goose Anser fabalis. Arctic and subarctic Europe and Asia, wintering further south.\n** Pink-footed Goose Anser brachyrhynchus. Arctic Atlantic Ocean shores, wintering further south in western Europe.\n** Bar-headed Goose Anser indicus. Mountains of temperate central Asia, wintering further south in India.\n** Swan Goose Anser cygnoides. Temperate eastern Asia, wintering further south.\n** Snow Goose Anser caerulescens or Chen caerulescens. Arctic and subarctic North America, wintering further south.\n** Ross's Goose Anser rossii or Chen rossii. Arctic North America, wintering further south.\n** Emperor Goose Anser canagicus or Chen canagica. Arctic Pacific Ocean shores, wintering a short distance further south.
• Genus Branta - black geese\n** Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis. Arctic Atlantic Ocean shores, wintering further south in western Europe.\n** Canada Goose Branta canadensis. Arctic to temperate North America, wintering further south or resident.\n** Néné or Hawaiian Goose, Branta sandvicensis. Hawaii, resident.\n** Brent Goose Branta bernicla. Arctic North America, Europe and Asia, wintering further south.\n** Red-breasted Goose Branta ruficollis. Arctic Asia, wintering further in southeast Europe.
• Genus Cereopsis\n** Cape Barren Goose Cereopsis novaehollandiae. Southern Australia, resident or nomadic. Distinct from other geese and often placed in a subfamily of its own.