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Scientific Name
Anser albifrons
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Anser albifrons (Scopoli, 1769)
Park
Grand Canyon National Park (GRCA)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Greater White-fronted Goose
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomAnimalia
SubkingdomBilateria
Infrakingdom Deuterostomia
PhylumChordata
SubphylumVertebrata
Infraphylum Gnathostomata
SuperclassTetrapoda
ClassAves
OrderAnseriformes
FamilyAnatidae
GenusAnser
SpeciesAnser albifrons
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
(Anser albifrons) Greater White-fronted Goose is a casual migrant on the Colorado River, with one sighting of a single bird at RM 158, 11 Sept 1997 (Sharon Hester). Data source: Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Occasional
Seasonality Tags
  • Vagrant
Geographic Regions Tags
  • Colorado River
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
1
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
asnyder@nps.gov
Created Date
9/24/2012 3:18:49 PM
Last Modified By
mterwilliger@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
8/19/2016 1:03:36 PM
Notes
[Greater White-fronted Goose] (Anser albifrons) Greater White-fronted Goose is a casual migrant on the Colorado River, with one sighting of a single bird at RM 158, 11 Sept 1997 (Sharon Hester). Gatlin, BP. 2011. Annotated Checklist of the Birds of the Grand Canyon Region. 3rd edition.
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