Species names in all available languages
Language | Common name |
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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
Version: 1.0 — Published August 13, 2010
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Sounds and Vocal Behavior
Vocalizations
Vocalizations include "soft, ringing honks, quiet peeps, and low whining sounds" (Lane, in Schulenberg et al. 2007). Vocalizations differ between the sexes (Delacour 1954). The male typically has quieter calls, such as a "soft huit-wit-wit..., crip, quiop, and low, grunting kwwwwwu..., single-syllable threat whistle, and double-syllable sexual calls" (Fjeldså and Krabbe 1990). Also, the male gives a Wi-wi call that accompanies agonistic behavior, and a humm-pah call during his Puffing display (Johnsgard 1965). The call of the female is a ".somewhat grating kwa-kwak" (Fjeldså and Krabbe 1990); a hoarse gack-gack call accompanies her Incitement behavior (Johnsgard 1965). In this recording, the calls of both the male and the female can be heard together, with the female making the much louder honking call and the male the twittering whistle.
Nonvocal Sounds
None reported.