Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Infraphylum Gnathostomata > Megaclass Tetrapoda > Superclass Reptilia > Class Aves > Subclass Galloanserae > Superorder Anserimorphae > Order Anseriformes > Suborder Anseri > Superfamily Anatoidea > Family Anatidae

Branta Scopoli, 1769

Rank: Genus
Taxon Status: accepted

Children

Branta bernicla (Linnaeus, 1758)
Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Branta hrota (O. F. Müller, 1776)
Branta leucopsis (Bechstein, 1803)
Branta nigricans (Lawrence, 1846)
Branta ruficollis (Pallas, 1769)

Vernaculars (+) (-)

 Japanese: コクガン属

Literature

original description

Scopoli, G. A. (1769). Annus I historico-naturalis. Descriptiones Avium Musei Proprii Earumque Rariorum, Quas Vidit In Vivario Augustiss. Imperatoris, Et In Museo Excell.

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Citation

WoRMS (2025). Branta Scopoli, 1769. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159174

Drs. Cees Roselaar. Branta Scopoli, 1769. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/82e9a8ec-725e-4f79-bc5e-8d8eb2c65fad

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial

Importance

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2021-03-22 by Drs. Cees Roselaar & by db_admin

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