Barnacle Goose Branta leucopsis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (44)
- Monotypic
Steven G. Mlodinow and Peter F. D. Boesman
Version: 2.0 — Published January 27, 2023
Revision Notes
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Arabic | اوزة جوزاء |
| Asturian | Gansu carablancu |
| Azerbaijani | Ağyanaq qaz |
| Basque | Branta musuzuria |
| Bulgarian | Белобуза гъска |
| Catalan | oca de galta blanca |
| Chinese (SIM) | 白颊黑雁 |
| Croatian | bjelolica guska |
| Czech | berneška bělolící |
| Danish | Bramgås |
| Dutch | Brandgans |
| English | Barnacle Goose |
| English (United States) | Barnacle Goose |
| Faroese | Brandgás |
| Finnish | valkoposkihanhi |
| French | Bernache nonnette |
| French (France) | Bernache nonnette |
| Galician | Ganso de cara branca |
| German | Weißwangengans |
| Greek | Ασπρομάγουλη Χήνα |
| Hebrew | ברנטה לבנת-לחי |
| Hungarian | Apácalúd |
| Icelandic | Helsingi |
| Italian | Oca facciabianca |
| Japanese | カオジロガン |
| Korean | 흰얼굴기러기 |
| Latvian | Baltvaigu zoss |
| Lithuanian | Baltaskruostė berniklė |
| Mongolian | Цагаан шанаат галуу |
| Norwegian | hvitkinngås |
| Persian | غاز گونه سفید |
| Polish | bernikla białolica |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Ganso-marisco |
| Romanian | Gâscă călugăriță |
| Russian | Белощёкая казарка |
| Serbian | Belolika guska |
| Slovak | bernikla bielolíca |
| Slovenian | Belolična gos |
| Spanish | Barnacla Cariblanca |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Ganso Cariblanco |
| Spanish (Spain) | Barnacla cariblanca |
| Swedish | vitkindad gås |
| Turkish | Ak Yanaklı Kaz |
| Ukrainian | Казарка білощока |
Revision Notes
Steven G. Mlodinow revised the account. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Peter F. D. Boesman contributed to the Sounds and Vocal Behaviors page. August Davidson-Onsgard curated the media. Huy C. Truong revised the distribution map. Gracey Brouillard copyedited the account.
Branta leucopsis (Bechstein, 1803)
PROTONYM:
Anas leucopsis
Bechstein, 1803. Ornithologisches Taschenbuch von und für Deutschland (etc.) 2, p.424.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Germany.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- BRANTA
- leucopse / leucopsis
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● and ● See: generic homonyms
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Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
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