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Scientific Name

Chen caerulescens

Scientific Name w/ Auth.

Chen caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758)

Park

Yellowstone National Park (YELL)

Sensitive

No

Park Accepted

Accepted

Record Status

Approved

Park Preferred Common Names

Park Synonyms

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom	Animalia
Subkingdom	Bilateria
Infrakingdom	Deuterostomia
Phylum	Chordata
Subphylum	Vertebrata
Infraphylum	Gnathostomata
Superclass	Tetrapoda
Class	Aves
Order	Anseriformes
Family	Anatidae
Genus	Anser
Species	Chen caerulescens

Occurrence

Present

Nativeness

Native

Abundance

Rare

Seasonality Tags

Migratory
Listed by Dorn and Dorn (1999) as: W. Listed by McEneaney (2004) as requiring more information before breeding status can be determined. Snow geese regularly migrate through Wyoming (Sibley 2003).; Data Source: Doug Keinath-Lead Zoologist-Wyoming Natural Diversity Database.

Threatened Endangered Status

State Species of Concern statuses

Ozone Sensitive Status

NatureServe GRank

NatureServe SRank

Observations

11

References

3

Vouchers

0

External Links

0

Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.

Created By

BCI

Created Date

3/22/2002 12:00:00 AM

Last Modified By

kcrockatt@nps.gov

Last Modified Date

5/19/2016 11:13:41 AM

Notes

Park Species Data Source: T. McEneaney

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