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The waterfowl genus Anser includes all grey geese (and sometimes 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.

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  • The waterfowl genus Anser includes all grey geese (and sometimes 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.
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  • Anser
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  • Chen (Boie, 1822 (but see text)
  • Cycnopsis (Agassiz, 1846 (emendation)
  • Cygnopsis (Brandt, 1836)
  • Eulabeia (Reichenbach, 1852)
  • Heterochen (Short, 1970 (but see text)
  • Philacte (Bannister, 1870)
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