© Brian Sullivan
Ross's Goose Anser rossii
Jón Einar Jónsson, John P. Ryder, and Ray T. Alisauskas
Version: 2.0 — Published June 4, 2013
Version: 2.0 — Published June 4, 2013
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Bulgarian | Гъска на Рос |
| Croatian | bijela guska |
| Czech | husa bělostná |
| Danish | Dværgsnegås |
| Dutch | Ross' Gans |
| English | Ross's Goose |
| English (United States) | Ross's Goose |
| Faroese | Mjallagás |
| Finnish | eskimohanhi |
| French | Oie de Ross |
| French (France) | Oie de Ross |
| German | Zwergschneegans |
| Greek | Μικρή Λευκόχηνα |
| Hebrew | אווז קנדי |
| Hungarian | Hólúd |
| Icelandic | Mjallgæs |
| Japanese | ヒメハクガン |
| Lithuanian | Roso žąsis |
| Norwegian | eskimogås |
| Polish | śnieżyca mała |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Ganso-das-neves-pequeno |
| Romanian | Gâscă polară |
| Russian | Гусь Росса |
| Serbian | Rosova guska |
| Slovak | hus snežnička |
| Slovenian | Mala snežna gos |
| Spanish | Ánsar de Ross |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Ganso de Ross |
| Spanish (Spain) | Ánsar de Ross |
| Swedish | dvärgsnögås |
| Turkish | Küçük Kar Kazı |
| Ukrainian | Гуска Роса |
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- Year-round
- Migration
- Breeding
- Non-Breeding
Figure 1. Distribution of Ross's Goose in North America.
The highest breeding densities occur in the Queen Maud Gulf Migratory Bird Sanctuary in northeastern MacKenzie and northwestern Keewatin, Northwest Territories. The highest wintering densities occur in central California.