The Cape Barren Goose (Cereopsis novaehollandiae) in the Animal Kingdom

Classification	Name	Notes
Kingdom	Animalia	Animals: Multicelular systems that feed by ingestion.
Subkingdom	Eumetazoa	Animals with bodies made of two or more symmetrical sides.
Branch	Bilateria	Body with two symmetrical opposing sides.
Phylum	Chordata	Chordates
Subphylum	Vertebrata	Vertebrates
Superclass	Gnathostomata	Vertebrates with jaws.
Class	Aves	Birds: Vertebrates with feathers.
Superorder	Neognathae	Birds of Flight
Order	Anseriformes	Waterfowl & Screamers
Family	Anatidae	Waterfowl
Subfamily	Anserinae	Swans (Cygnini) and Geese (Anserini)
Tribe	Anserini	Geese
Genus	Cereopsis	Cape Barren Goose
Species	Cereopsis novaehollandiae	Cape Barren Goose

This goose breeds in four different locations, isolated from each other. Those that nest in the Recherche archipelago shows enough geographical differences to be considered a subspecies by some authors: (Cereopsis novaehollandiae grisea), please see Dickinson, 2003, page 62.

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