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Ross's goose (Anser rossii), formerly Chen rossii, is a white goose with black wingtips and a relatively short neck. It is the smallest of the three white geese that breed in North America. It is similar in appearance to a white-phase snow goose, but about 40% smaller.
†Anser pressa (Wetmore 1933) Brodkorb 1964 (Dwarf Snow goose) Anser canagicus (Sevastianov 1802) (emperor goose) NT; Anser rossii Cassin 1861 (Ross's goose) LC; Anser caerulescens (Linnaeus 1758) (snow goose) LC. A. c. atlantica Kennard 1927 (greater snow goose) A. c. caerulescens (Linnaeus 1758) (lesser snow goose) Subgenus Brisson 1760
The refuge plays host to the largest wintering populations of lesser sandhill cranes and Ross's geese within the Pacific Flyway. Each autumn over 20,000 cranes and 60,000 arctic nesting geese terminate their annual migrations from Alaska and Canada to make the refuge home for six months. Here they mingle with thousands of other visiting ...
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The snow goose is now placed in the genus Anser that was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760. [7] [8] The scientific name is from the Latin anser, "goose", and caerulescens, "bluish", derived from caeruleus, "dark blue". [9] The snow goose is the sister species to Ross's goose (Anser rossii). [10]
A greater white-fronted goose flies onto the field of Dodger Stadium during the eighth inning of the National League playoff game between the Dodgers and the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night.
Anseriformes (Anser being Latin for "goose") is the taxonomic order to which the ducks, geese, swans, and screamers belong. BirdLife International has assessed 166 species; 89 (54% of total species) have had their population estimated. A variety of methods are used for counting waterfowl.
Ross Fapp was Robert Fapp's father, Topeka Capital-Journal archives show. Robert Fapp is scheduled to appear at 1:30 p.m. June 6 at a courtroom in the Shawnee County Courthouse on charges linked ...