Swan Goose
Range:
North central Asia, including Siberia and northern China
Habitat:
Near water in floodplains, marshy meadows, riverbeds, steppes, even mountainous areas
Conservation Status:
Endangered
Scientific Name:
Anser cygnoides ...
Swan Goose, Anser cygnoides
Bean Goose, Anser fabalis
Greater White-fronted Goose, Anser albifrons
Lesser White-fronted Goose, Anser erythropus
Greylag Goose, Anser anser
Bar-headed Goose, Anser indicus
Snow Goose, Chen caerulescens ...
The coastal and riverine wetlands hold large concentrations of cranes and other threatened waterbirds, including the only wild population of Crested Ibis, and almost the entire wintering populations of Oriental Stork, Swan Goose and Siberian Crane.
Most of the world's domestic geese can be traced back thousands of years to the wild Greylag Goose (Anser anser) although domestic geese were also bred from Swan Goose (A. cygnoides) ancestors.
Swan goose (Anser cygnoides)
Black-tailed godwit (Limosa limosa)
Fluorescence grass coral (Galaxea fascicularis)
Spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris)
Marsh sandpiper (Tringa stagnatilis)
Agassiz's coral (Cyphastrea agassizi) ...
Geese have been domesticated for centuries. In the West, farmyard geese are descended from the Greylag, but in Asia the Swan Goose has been farmed for at least as long.
An Old Favorite: Geese have been domesticated for centuries. In the West, farmyard geese are descended from the Greylag, but in Asia the swan goose has been farmed for at least as long.
Goose, Chinese Anser cygnoides Found: Asia
Photographed by: 1 - 7) Dick Daniels at the Central Zoo in Nepal 8) Dick at Birds of Eden, South Africa
The Chinese Goose was domesticated from the Swan Goose.
As with most geese, their undertail and uppertail coverts are white. They are also on average smaller than other geese, though some very large taxa are known, which rival the Swan Goose and the Black-necked Swan in size.
 See also: Swan, Goose, Canada Goose, Snow Goose, Turkey
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