Canada Goose Branta canadensis Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (47)
- Subspecies (7)
Thomas B. Mowbray, Craig R. Ely, James S. Sedinger, and Robert E. Trost
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2002
Text last updated January 1, 2002
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Kanadese Gans |
| Albanian | Pata kanadeze |
| Asturian | Gansu canadianu |
| Basque | Kanadako branta |
| Bulgarian | Канадска гъска |
| Catalan | oca del Canadà |
| Chinese (SIM) | 加拿大黑雁 |
| Croatian | kanadska guska |
| Czech | berneška velká |
| Danish | Canadagås |
| Dutch | Grote Canadese Gans |
| English | Canada Goose |
| English (United States) | Canada Goose |
| Faroese | Øshvít gás |
| Finnish | kanadanhanhi |
| French | Bernache du Canada |
| French (France) | Bernache du Canada |
| Galician | Ganso do Canadá |
| German | Kanadagans |
| Greek | Καναδέζικη Χήνα |
| Haitian Creole (Haiti) | Zwa Kanada |
| Hebrew | ברנטה קנדית |
| Hungarian | Kanadai lúd |
| Icelandic | Kanadagæs |
| Italian | Oca canadese maggiore |
| Japanese | カナダガン |
| Korean | 큰캐나다기러기 |
| Latvian | Kanādas zoss |
| Lithuanian | Kanadinė berniklė |
| Norwegian | kanadagås |
| Polish | bernikla kanadyjska |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Ganso-do-canadá |
| Romanian | Gâscă canadiană |
| Russian | Канадская казарка |
| Serbian | Kanadska guska |
| Slovak | bernikla veľká |
| Slovenian | Kanadska gos |
| Spanish | Barnacla Canadiense Grande |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Ganso Canadiense |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Ganso de Canadá |
| Spanish (Dominican Republic) | Ganso Canadiense |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Ganso Canadiense Mayor |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Ganso Canadiense |
| Spanish (Spain) | Barnacla canadiense grande |
| Swedish | kanadagås |
| Turkish | Kanada Kazı |
| Ukrainian | Казарка канадська |
Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
PROTONYM:
Anas canadensis
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:
Canada; City of Quebec suggested by Todd, 1938, Auk, 55, p. 661.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- BRANTA
- canadense / canadensis
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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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