Swan goose  (Anser cygnoides)

Species information

Videos and images

Authentication

Authenticated (28/08/08) by Dr. Sundev Gombobaatar, Associate Professor, Zoology Department, National University of Mongolia. Vice President, Mongolian Ornithological Society.
http://www.mos.mn,
info@mos.mn,
mongolianbirds@mail.com.

Glossary

  • Colonies: a group of organisms living together. Individuals in the group are not physiologically connected and may not be related, such as a colony of birds
  • Steppe: a biome (or subdivision of the Earth’s surface) that is composed of a swathe of temperate grassland stretching from Romania to China.

References

  1. IUCN Red List (May, 2008)
    http://www.iucnredlist.org
  2. BirdLife International (May, 2008)
    http://www.birdlife.org/datazone/search/species_search.html?action=SpcHTMDetails.asp&sid=373&m=0
  3. Convention on Migratory Species (August, 2008)
    http://www.cms.int
  4. BirdLife International. (2001) Threatened Birds of Asia: the BirdLife International Red Data Book.BirdLife International, Cambridge, UK.
  5. Gombobaatar, S. (2008) Pers. comm.
  6. Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (August, 2003)
    http://www.wwt.org.uk
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