Andean Goose Oressochen melanopterus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (26)
- Monotypic
Erik Sandvig, Ariel Cabrera Foix, Nelson Contardo, Pablo Galdames, Cristian Pinto, Abigail Duvall, and Fernando Medrano
Version: 2.0 — Published January 5, 2024
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Андска гъска |
| Catalan | oca andina |
| Czech | husice andská |
| Danish | Andesgås |
| Dutch | Andesgans |
| English | Andean Goose |
| English (United States) | Andean Goose |
| Finnish | andienhansu |
| French | Ouette des Andes |
| French (France) | Ouette des Andes |
| German | Andengans |
| Icelandic | Andesönd |
| Japanese | アンデスガン |
| Norwegian | andesgås |
| Polish | magelanka andyjska |
| Russian | Андский гусь |
| Serbian | Andska guska |
| Slovak | bernaška čiernokrídla |
| Spanish | Cauquén Guayata |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Guayata |
| Spanish (Chile) | Piuquén |
| Spanish (Peru) | Cauquén Huallata |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cauquén guayata |
| Swedish | andinsk gås |
| Turkish | And Kazı |
| Ukrainian | Каргарка андійська |
Revision Notes
Erik Sandvig, Ariel Cabrera Foix, Nelson Contardo, Pablo Galdames, Cristian Pinto and Fernando Medrano revised the account.as part of a partnership with Red de Observadores de Aves y Vida Silvestre de Chile (ROC). Natalia Garcia edited the account. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media. Huy Chi Truong generated the map.
Oressochen melanopterus (Eyton, 1838)
PROTONYM:
Anser melanopterus
Eyton, 1838. A monograph on the Anatidæ, or duck tribe, p.93.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Lake Titicaca.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ORESSOCHEN
- melanopterus
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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