Goose

*The waterfowl genus Anser includes the grey geese and the white geese. It belongs to the true geese and swan subfamily Anserinae. The genus has a Holarctic distribution, with at least one species breeding in any open, wet habitats in the subarctic and cool temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere in summer. Some also breed further south, reaching into warm temperate regions. They mostly migrate south in winter, typically to regions in the temperate zone.The genus contains 11 living species, which span nearly the whole range of true goose shapes and sizes. The largest is the greylag goose. All have legs and feet that are pink, or orange, and bills that are pink, orange, or black. All have white under and upper tail coverts, and several have some extent of white on their heads. The neck, body and wings are grey or white, with black or blackish primary and also often secondary remiges pinions. The three species of white geese emperor, snow and Ross's geese were formerly treated as a separate genus Chen, but are now generally included in Anser. The closely related black geese in the genus Branta differ in having black legs, and generally darker body plumage

Scientific name: Anser

Order: Anseriformes

Family: Anatidae