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Greylag Goose
Anser anser · Family Anatidae
Anser anser
Family Anatidae
- Order
- Anseriformes
- Family
- Anatidae
- GBIF occurrence records
- 4,913,808
- Countries and territories with records
- 142
About this species
This species has 4,913,808 occurrence records from 142 countries and territories (GBIF, 21 October 2026). Most records come from Sweden (24.3%), the Netherlands (19.7%), Denmark (15.8%), the United Kingdom (9.8%) and Norway (8.3%); together they account for 77.9% of the total. In Sweden, this species accounts for 1.2% of all bird records in GBIF.
The scientific name Anser anser combines the genus name Anser with the species epithet anser. The Warbla app catalog lists 11 species of the genus Anser; apart from this one, those with the most GBIF records are Anser albifrons, Anser caerulescens and Anser brachyrhynchus.
The catalog has GBIF record counts for 162 species of the family Anatidae. This species ranks 11th among them; the family’s most-recorded species is Anas platyrhynchos. Its record count is 3.9 times the family average (1,269,675). The family Anatidae belongs to the order Anseriformes, which has 166 species in the Warbla app catalog.