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Taiga bean goose

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The taiga bean goose is a species of goose that breeds in northern Europe and Asia and migrates south to winter further across the continent. It and the tundra bean goose were recognized as separate species by the International Ornithologists Union and the American Ornithological Society from 2007 onward, though some other authorities, notably BirdLife International and the IUCN, still treat them as a single species. The two lineages are estimated to have diverged about 2.5 million years ago before establishing secondary contact around 60,000 years ago, with extensive gene flow between them. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Classification
Diet
Herbivore 1
System (Realm)
Terrestrial 2
Living or Extinct
Yes 3
Scientific Name
Anser fabalis 3
Conservation Status
Least Concern 2
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Anser, Taxa
Source Taiga bean goose (Wikidata)

In Biome

Bog, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Anser fabalis
Boreal Forest, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Anser fabalis
Lake, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Anser fabalis
River, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Anser fabalis
Tundra, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Anser fabalis
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. EltonTraits 1.0 (Wilman et al. 2014)
2. Taiga bean goose (Wikipedia)
  • System/realm (stated plainly in the entity own recorded description)
    It and the tundra bean goose were recognized as separate species by the International Ornithologists Union and the American Ornithological Society from 2007 onward, though some other authorities, notably BirdLife International and the IUCN, still treat them as a single species.
  • Speciesbox infobox, conservation status parameter
    status = LC
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3. Taiga bean goose (Wikidata)
Wikidata
  • Wikidata Q26452 (P225 taxon name)
  • Statements section, conservation status (P141)
    IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
  • Child Taxon Of: Anser, Wikidata P171 (parent taxon) claim, rank=normal, target=Q183361 (Anser)
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Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Anser fabalis
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • In Biome: Tundra, Habitat Regions, biome: tundra
    tundra tundra
  • In Biome: Boreal Forest, Habitat Regions, biome: taiga
    taiga taiga
  • In Biome: Lake, Habitat Regions, biome: lakes and ponds
    lakes and ponds
  • In Biome: River, Habitat Regions, biome: rivers and streams
    rivers and streams
  • In Biome: Bog, Habitat Regions, biome: bog
    bog bog
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