Your description is incorrect, the brant goose is the sole extant species in the Branta genus, the red-breasted goose is now thought to belong to the genus Rufibrenta.
Thank you for your comment! You’re right that the classification of the red-breasted goose (formerly Branta ruficollis) has been reconsidered by some taxonomists and placed in a separate genus, Rufibrenta. However, the consensus is still evolving, and some classifications continue to place the red-breasted goose within Branta. I’ll make sure to update the information to reflect these developments accurately. Thanks for pointing this out!
@, the Brant Goose (Branta bernicla) is now considered the only extant species of the Branta genus and the most basal extant species of the Anserini tribe, whereas the Nene (Nesochen sandvicensis) is more closely related to the Swan Goose (Cygnopsis cygnoides (cladistically including the Oriental Goose (Cygnopsis cygnoides domesticus))), the Red-Breasted Goose (Rufibrenta ruficollis) and Barnacle Goose (Berniculus leucopsis) are both more closely related to the Greylag Goose (Anser anser (cladistically including the Occidental Goose (Anser anser domesticus))) and Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus), and the Cackling Goose (Melanoleucocephalus hutchinsii) and Canada Goose (Melanoleucocephalus canadensis) are both more closely related to the Taiga Bean Goose (Fabophagus fabilis), the Tundra Bean Goose (Fabophagus serrirostris), the Lesser White-Fronted Goose (Sarriophagus erythropus), the Greater White-Fronted Goose (Sarriophagus albifrons), the Bar-Headed Goose (Chen indicus), the Emperor Goose (Chen canagicus), the Ross's Goose (Chen rossii), and the Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens).
@@indyreno2933 Thanks for sharing this detailed breakdown of goose classifications! It's fascinating to see how these species are connected. Appreciate the insights!
Your description is incorrect, the brant goose is the sole extant species in the Branta genus, the red-breasted goose is now thought to belong to the genus Rufibrenta.
Thank you for your comment! You’re right that the classification of the red-breasted goose (formerly Branta ruficollis) has been reconsidered by some taxonomists and placed in a separate genus, Rufibrenta. However, the consensus is still evolving, and some classifications continue to place the red-breasted goose within Branta. I’ll make sure to update the information to reflect these developments accurately. Thanks for pointing this out!
@, the Brant Goose (Branta bernicla) is now considered the only extant species of the Branta genus and the most basal extant species of the Anserini tribe, whereas the Nene (Nesochen sandvicensis) is more closely related to the Swan Goose (Cygnopsis cygnoides (cladistically including the Oriental Goose (Cygnopsis cygnoides domesticus))), the Red-Breasted Goose (Rufibrenta ruficollis) and Barnacle Goose (Berniculus leucopsis) are both more closely related to the Greylag Goose (Anser anser (cladistically including the Occidental Goose (Anser anser domesticus))) and Pink-Footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus), and the Cackling Goose (Melanoleucocephalus hutchinsii) and Canada Goose (Melanoleucocephalus canadensis) are both more closely related to the Taiga Bean Goose (Fabophagus fabilis), the Tundra Bean Goose (Fabophagus serrirostris), the Lesser White-Fronted Goose (Sarriophagus erythropus), the Greater White-Fronted Goose (Sarriophagus albifrons), the Bar-Headed Goose (Chen indicus), the Emperor Goose (Chen canagicus), the Ross's Goose (Chen rossii), and the Snow Goose (Chen caerulescens).
@@indyreno2933 Thanks for sharing this detailed breakdown of goose classifications! It's fascinating to see how these species are connected. Appreciate the insights!