WoRMS taxon details
Branta Scopoli, 1769
159174 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159174)
accepted
Genus
- Species Branta bernicla (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Species Branta nigricans (Lawrence, 1846)
- Species Branta ruficollis (Pallas, 1769)
- Species Branta albifrons Scopoli, 1769 accepted as Anser albifrons albifrons (Scopoli, 1769) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Scopoli, G. A. (1769). Annus I historico-naturalis. Descriptiones Avium Musei Proprii Earumque Rariorum, Quas Vidit In Vivario Augustiss. Imperatoris, Et In Museo Excell. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31117690
page(s): 67 [details]
page(s): 67 [details]
WoRMS (2025). Branta Scopoli, 1769. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159174 on 2025-07-03
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Nomenclature
original description
Scopoli, G. A. (1769). Annus I historico-naturalis. Descriptiones Avium Musei Proprii Earumque Rariorum, Quas Vidit In Vivario Augustiss. Imperatoris, Et In Museo Excell. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/31117690
page(s): 67 [details]
page(s): 67 [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| Japanese | コクガン属 | [details] |
