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
Systematics
Geographic Variation
There are no known subspecies and no known patterns of geographic variation.
Subspecies
Related Species
One of five species in the genus Chloephaga (Livezey 1995), the Andean Goose is classified in the subfamily Anatinae and in the clade Tadornini (Donne-Goussé et al. 2002). All Chloephaga share upper white upper wing coverts, a metallic speculum on the secondary coverts and white secondaries. The voice of the males of these species is a whistle and that of the females a cackle. They also share short, high bills and a semiterrestrial lifestyle (Johnsgard 1965).
