Wednesday, 21 April 2010

Anserinae

The Anserinae is a subfamily in the waterfowl family Anatidae. It includes the swans and true geese. Under alternative systematical concepts, it is split into two subfamilies, the Anserinae containing the geese, while the Cygninae contain the swans.

A number of other waterbirds, mainly related to the shelducks, have goose as part of their name; see the family page at Anatidae and the goose page for these.
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