Anser
genus of birds
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Summary
Anser is a taxon[1]. Anser ranks in the top 0.73% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,988 views/month, #1,428 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Taxon rank: genus[3]
- Parent taxon: Anserini[4]
- Taxon name: Anser[5]
- Commons category: Anser[6]
- Taxonomic type: Greylag Goose[7]
- Topic's main category: Category:Anser (bird)[8]
- Commons gallery: Anser[9]
- Described by source: Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia[10], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11], Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus[12], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[13]
- Different from: Anserini[14]
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Identifiers
Recorded iNaturalist taxon ID include 7006[15] and 472287[16]. Anser's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8842[17]. Anser's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45510524[18]. Anser's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2498016[19]. Anser's ITIS TSN is recorded as 175019[20].
Why It Matters
Anser has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] Anser is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]