Ducks, Geese and Swans (Anatidae)
Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides) - HBW 1, p. 581
French: Oie cygnoïde
German: Schwanengans
Spanish: Ansar Cisnal
Other common names: Chinese Goose
Taxonomy: Anas Cygnoid Linnaeus, 1758, Asia.
Sometimes placed in monospecific genus Cygnopsis. Monotypic.
Distribution: NC Asia from SC Siberia to N China.
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A sitting bird preening its back Locality Blackbrook Zoological Park, Winkhill, Staffordshire, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 19 August 2007 3 years ago 35 sec 4.8 -
A bird sitting down close to another bird and both resting Locality Blackbrook Zoological Park, Winkhill, Staffordshire, England, Great Britain (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 19 August 2007 3 years ago 20 sec 4.6 -
A group of birds foraging next to the water Locality Han River, Seoul, South Korea (Monotypic species)
John Gregory 30 November 1999 3 years ago 24 sec 4.3 -
A bird drinking and eating among a big group of Greater White-fronted Goose (under the rain). Locality Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture, Honshu, Japan (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 25 January 2010 1 year ago 34 sec 4 -
Several birds walking and feeding Locality Han River, Seoul, South Korea (Monotypic species)
John Gregory 30 November 1999 3 years ago 22 sec 3.9 -
Two birds calling and preening. Locality Berlin Zoo, Berlin, Germany (Monotypic species)
Josep del Hoyo 23 March 2008 2 years ago 46 sec 3.8
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Swan Goose
Locality Scottsdale Greenbelt, Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA (United States)
Alex Woodruff 8 February 2011 17 weeks ago 4 -
Resident among mute swans for years here.
Locality Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland
Brendan Marnell 2 August 2010 32 weeks ago 3.8 -
Swan Goose (Anser cygnoides) at Poyang Lake Nature Reserve, Jiangxi, China
Locality Jiangxi, China (Southern)
LHarding 3 December 2006 2 years ago 3.8 -
A male.
Locality Burr Oak, St. Joseph County, Michigan, USA (United States)
Nancy 14 June 2009 2 years ago 3.2 -
Resident at informal swan sanctuary 5 years. Origin unknown. Makes a noisy honk among mute swans.
Locality Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland
Brendan Marnell 2 August 2010 1 year ago 3 -
Swan Goose swimming
Locality Norfolk, Madison County, Nebraska, USA (United States)
N0XBN 1 February 2012 1 week ago ADDED LAST MONTH 2.8
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An individual makes a loud exhalation as it flexes its wings Locality Slimbridge, Gloucestershire, England, Great Britain
(Monotypic species)
Joe Angseesing 19 June 2009 1 year ago 3.5
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