Taxonomy Profile: Chen (Boie 1822)

Chen: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Animalia
Taxonomic Rank:
Genus
Synonym(s):
Philacte
Bannister 1870
Common Name(s):
Snow Geese []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
valid
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Chen: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Animalia
animals |
Animal |
animaux |
Subkingdom : Bilateria
Infrakingdom : Deuterostomia
Phylum : Chordata
chordates |
cordado |
cordés |
Subphylum : Vertebrata
vertebrates |
vertebrado |
vertébrés |
Infradivision : Gnathostomata
Superclass : Tetrapoda
Class : Aves
Birds |
oiseaux |
Order : Anseriformes
Ducks |
Geese |
Screamers |
Swans |
Waterfowl |
canards |
cygnes |
oies |
sauvagine |
Family : Anatidae
Ducks |
Geese |
Swans |
canards |
cygnes |
oies |
Subfamily : Anserinae
Genus : Chen
Snow Geese |
Chen Direct Children(s):
Chen caerulescens
(Linnaeus 1758)
Chen rossii
(Cassin 1861)
Chen canagica
(Sevastianov 1802)
Chen: References
Expert(s):
Expert:
Alan P. Peterson, M.D.
Notes:
PO Box 1999 Walla Walla, Washington 99362-0999
Reference for:
Chen
Expert:
Richard C. Banks
Notes:
Chief, Bird Section, U.S.G.S. - B.R.D. - P.W.R.C.
Reference for:
Chen
Source(s):
Source:
NODC Taxonomic Code
Acquired:
1996-07-29
Notes:
Reference for:
Chen
Source:
Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource
Acquired:
1998-07-01
Notes:
Alan P. Peterson; http://www.zoonomen.net/
Reference for:
Chen
Source:
AOU Check-List (07-2006)
Acquired:
2006-07-12
Notes:
American Ornithologists' Union's "LIST OF THE 2,041 BIRD SPECIES (WITH SCIENTIFIC AND ENGLISH NAMES) KNOWN FROM THE A.O.U. CHECK-LIST AREA" (AOU Check-list, 7th edition, updated with Supplements 42-47), maintained at http://www.aou.org/
Reference for:
Chen
Publication(s):
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, and A. L. Gardner
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
1987-01-01 / 1987-01-01
Article/Chapter Title:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Resource Publication, no. 166
Page(s):
79
Publisher:
United States Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Service
Publication Place:
Washington, D.C., USA
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
Reference for:
Chen
Author(s)/Editor(s):
Banks, R. C., R. W. McDiarmid, A. L. Gardner, and W. C. Starnes
Publication Date (Listed/Actual):
2003-12-31 / 2003-12-31
Article/Chapter Title:
Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:
Checklist of Vertebrates of the United States, the U.S. Territories, and Canada
Page(s):
Publisher:
Publication Place:
ISBN/ISSN:
/
Notes:
As-yet (2003) unpublished manuscript from 1998
Reference for:
Chen
Chen: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Chen: Comments
Comment:
Although the Zoonomen site changed from using Chen (in 1998) to lumping this into Anser (in 2006), the AOU (2006) continues to use Chen for the three species. For the moment, ITIS is following the AOU on this issue