Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | oca andina |
| Czech | husice andská |
| Danish | Andesgås |
| Dutch | Andesgans |
| English | Andean Goose |
| English (United States) | Andean Goose |
| Finnish | andienhansu |
| French | Ouette des Andes |
| French (France) | Ouette des Andes |
| German | Andengans |
| Icelandic | Andesönd |
| Japanese | アンデスガン |
| Norwegian | andesgås |
| Polish | magelanka andyjska |
| Russian | Андский гусь |
| Serbian | Andska guska |
| Slovak | bernaška čiernokrídla |
| Spanish | Cauquén Guayata |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Guayata |
| Spanish (Chile) | Piuquén |
| Spanish (Peru) | Cauquén Huallata |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cauquén guayata |
| Swedish | andinsk gås |
| Turkish | And Kazı |
| Ukrainian | Каргарка андійська |
Andean Goose Oressochen melanopterus
Abigail Duvall
Version: 1.0 — Published August 13, 2010
Version: 1.0 — Published August 13, 2010
Conservation
Conservation Status
The Andean Goose is an IUCN species of Least Concern (BirdLife International 2010). It has a very large range of 1,160,000 km2, with stable populations of moderately small to large size. Current population estimates range from 25,000-100,000 (BirdLife International 2005).
Effects of human activity on populations
The remote habitat of this species has protected it from human persecution. However, all sheldgeese are persecuted by sheep farmers because of their diet of grass, and both nests and adults are destroyed (Soothill and Whitehead 1978). It is unlikely that the areas this goose uses will be modified by man in the near future (Johnsgard 1978).
