Snow Goose Anser caerulescens Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (45)
- Subspecies (2)
Steven G. Mlodinow, Thomas B. Mowbray, Fred Cooke, and Barbara Ganter
Version: 2.0 — Published March 15, 2024
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Sneeugans |
| Asturian | Gansu la nieve |
| Azerbaijani | Ağ qaz |
| Basque | Elur-antzara |
| Bulgarian | Снежна гъска |
| Catalan | oca de les neus |
| Chinese (SIM) | 雪雁 |
| Croatian | snježna guska |
| Czech | husa sněžní |
| Danish | Snegås |
| Dutch | Sneeuwgans |
| English | Snow Goose |
| English (United States) | Snow Goose |
| Faroese | Snjógás |
| Finnish | lumihanhi |
| French | Oie des neiges |
| French (France) | Oie des neiges |
| Galician | Ganso nival |
| German | Schneegans |
| Greek | Λευκόχηνα |
| Hebrew | אווז שלג |
| Hungarian | Sarki lúd |
| Icelandic | Snjógæs |
| Italian | Oca delle nevi |
| Japanese | ハクガン |
| Korean | 흰기러기 |
| Latvian | Sniega zoss |
| Lithuanian | Snieginė žąsis |
| Norwegian | snøgås |
| Polish | śnieżyca duża |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Ganso-das-neves |
| Romanian | Gâscă de zăpadă |
| Russian | Белый гусь |
| Serbian | Snežna guska |
| Slovak | hus snežná |
| Slovenian | Snežna gos |
| Spanish | Ánsar Nival |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Guanana prieta |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Ganso Nevado |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Ganso Blanco |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Ganso Blanco |
| Spanish (Spain) | Ánsar nival |
| Swedish | snögås |
| Turkish | Kar Kazı |
| Ukrainian | Гуска біла |
Revision Notes
Steven G. Mlodinow revised the account. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media. Otse K. Attah copyedited the account.
Anser caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Anas caerulescens
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturæ per Regna Tria Naturæ, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata 1, p.124.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Hudson Bay. Blue morph.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ANSER
- anser
- caerulescens
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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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