Swan Goose

Anser cygnoides (Linnaeus, 1758)

Anatidae — Ducks, Geese, Swans

Swan Goose, Anser cygnoides, is a goose in the family Anatidae and the order Anseriformes. Its breeding range lies across central Asia and Mongolia to south-east Siberia, with wild breeding in inland Mongolia, north-east China and the Russian Far East. It moves seasonally and spends the winter mainly in central and eastern China. Birds away from the usual range have been recorded in Japan, Korea, Kazakhstan, Laos, coastal Siberia, Taiwan, Thailand and Uzbekistan. The species has also been widely domesticated as the Chinese goose.

Order
Anseriformes
Family
Anatidae — Ducks, Geese, Swans
Breeding range
Palearctic: c Asia and Mongolia to se Siberia
Nonbreeding range
se China
Swan Goose
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