Graylag Goose Anser anser Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (52)
- Subspecies (2)
Carles Carboneras and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 28, 2016
Text last updated January 28, 2016
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Grysgans |
| Albanian | Pata e egër |
| Arabic | اوزة ربداء |
| Armenian | Մոխրագույն սագ |
| Assamese | দেও ৰাজহাঁহ |
| Asturian | Gansu bravu |
| Azerbaijani | Boz qaz |
| Basque | Antzara hankagorrizta |
| Bulgarian | Сива гъска |
| Catalan | oca comuna |
| Chinese | 灰雁 |
| Chinese (Hong Kong SAR China) | 灰雁 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 灰雁 |
| Croatian | siva guska |
| Czech | husa velká |
| Danish | Grågås |
| Dutch | Grauwe Gans |
| English | Graylag Goose |
| English (United States) | Graylag Goose |
| Faroese | Grágás |
| Finnish | merihanhi |
| French | Oie cendrée |
| French (France) | Oie cendrée |
| Galician | Ganso común |
| German | Graugans |
| Greek | Σταχτόχηνα |
| Hebrew | אווז אפור |
| Hungarian | Nyári lúd |
| Icelandic | Grágæs |
| Italian | Oca selvatica |
| Japanese | ハイイロガン |
| Korean | 회색기러기 |
| Latvian | Meža zoss |
| Lithuanian | Pilkoji žąsis |
| Mongolian | Бор галуу |
| Norwegian | grågås |
| Persian | غاز خاکستری |
| Polish | gęgawa |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Ganso-bravo |
| Romanian | Gâscă de vară |
| Russian | Серый гусь |
| Serbian | Divlja guska |
| Slovak | hus divá |
| Slovenian | Siva gos |
| Spanish | Ánsar Común |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Ganso Común |
| Spanish (Peru) | Ganso Común |
| Spanish (Spain) | Ánsar común |
| Swedish | grågås |
| Thai | ห่านเทาปากชมพู |
| Turkish | Boz Kaz |
| Ukrainian | Гуска сіра |
Anser anser (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Anas Anser
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.123.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Restricted type locality, Sweden.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ANSER
- anser
The Key to Scientific Names
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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)
Originally Appeared in
- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Distribution of the Graylag Goose
