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Anser

  • Anser

    Anser is a waterfowl genus that includes the grey geese and the white geese in the bird family Anatidae. The genus name comes from the Latin word anser meaning "goose".

    1/ Bar-headed goose (Ngỗng Ấn độ, Anser indicus)
    2/ Greylag goose or graylag goose (Ngỗng trời, Ngỗng xám, Anser anser) 

  • Bar-headed Goose

    Bar-headed goose (Ngỗng Ấn độ, Anser indicus)

    The bar-headed goose (Anser indicus) is a goose that breeds in Central Asia in colonies of thousands near mountain lakes and winters in South Asia, as far south as peninsular India. 

    anas, anatis: Latin duck.
    The genus name Anser comes from the Latin word anser meaning "goose".

  • Greylag Goose

    Greylag goose (Ngỗng xám, Anser anser) is a species of large goose in the waterfowl family Anatidae and the type species of the genus Anser.

    Greylag goose or graylag goose 
    (Ngỗng trời, Ngỗng xám, Anser anser) 

    The greylag goose (Anser anser) is a species of large goose in the waterfowl family Anatidae and the type species of the genus Anser.

    The bird's distribution is widespread in Europe and Asia some of which often migrate southwards to spend the winter in warmer places, and many of which are resident, even in the north. 

    anas, anatis: Latin duck.
    The genus name Anser comes from the Latin word anser meaning "goose".