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British Birds by Picture - Geese and Swans

Identify the goose and swan species by picture. Species names according to the British Ornithologists' Union's "The British List" - https://bou.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/British-List.pdf This quiz contains species from the following genera: - Anser - Branta - Cygnus - Alopochen
One species here is technically a shelduck, not a goose or swan
Answers ordered by their binomial scientific name in ascending alphabetical order
For the Bean geese, please specify which type
This quiz uses Adult Male Summer (and when applicable Breeding) Coats for reference
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Alopochen aegyptiaca
Anser albifrons
Anser anser
Anser brachyrhynchus
Anser caerulescens
Anser erythropus
Anser fabalis
Anser rossii
Anser serrirostris
Branta bernicla
Branta canadensis
Branta hutchinsii
Branta leucopsis
Branta ruficollis
Cygnus columbianus
Cygnus cygnus
Cygnus olor
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