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Chloephaga  Eyton, 1838
Taxonomic Serial No.: 175203

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: complete   
  Latest Record Review: 2006   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria   
       InfrakingdomDeuterostomia   
          PhylumChordata  – cordés, cordado, chordates  
             SubphylumVertebrata  – vertebrado, vertébrés, vertebrates  
                InfraphylumGnathostomata   
                   SuperclassTetrapoda   
                      ClassAves  – Birds, oiseaux  
                         OrderAnseriformes  – Ducks, Geese, Screamers, Swans, Waterfowl, canards, cygnes, oies, sauvagine  
                            FamilyAnatidae  – Ducks, Geese, Swans, canards, cygnes, oies  
                               SubfamilyTadorninae   
                                  GenusChloephaga Eyton, 1838  
    Direct Children:  
                                     SpeciesChloephaga hybrida (Molina, 1782) – Kelp Goose 
                                     SpeciesChloephaga melanoptera (Eyton, 1838) – Andean Goose 
                                     SpeciesChloephaga picta (Gmelin, 1789) – Upland Goose 
                                     SpeciesChloephaga poliocephala P. L. Sclater, 1857 – Ashy-headed Goose 
                                     SpeciesChloephaga rubidiceps P. L. Sclater, 1861 – Ruddy-headed Goose 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: Alan P. Peterson, M.D.   
  Notes: PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999   
  Reference for: Chloephaga    
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Chloephaga   
       
  Source: Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource, 2006.12.10, website (version 10-Dec-06)  
  Acquired: 2006   
  Notes: "Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource" maintained by Alan P. Peterson at http://www.zoonomen.net   
  Reference for: Chloephaga   
       
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