Introductory
WILDLIFE SPECIES: Chen caerulescens | Snow Goose 



ABBREVIATION : 
CHCA

COMMON NAMES : 
   snow goose
   greater snow goose
   lesser snow goose
   blue goose


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name for the snow goose is Chen
caerulescens (Linnaeus) [20].  The names C. caerulescens and Anser
caerulescens are both found in current scientific literature [7,13,16].
There are two races of snow goose:  C. caerulescens caerulescens (lesser
snow goose) and C. caerulescens atlanticus (greater snow goose) .  The
latter tends to have a larger bill and heavier body than the former
[16,19].


ORDER : 
Anseriformes

CLASS : 
Bird

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
The snow goose has one of the largest populations of any goose in the
world, ranking behind only the Canada goose (Branta canadensis) in
population size and harvest numbers [15].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
S. A. Snyder, January 1993


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Snyder, S. A. 1993. Chen caerulescens. In: Remainder of Citation

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