Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Catalan | oca de l'Orinoco |
| Czech | husice orinocká |
| Danish | Orinocogås |
| Dutch | Orinocogans |
| English | Orinoco Goose |
| English (United States) | Orinoco Goose |
| Finnish | amazonianhanhi |
| French | Ouette de l'Orénoque |
| French (France) | Ouette de l'Orénoque |
| German | Orinokogans |
| Japanese | オリノコガン |
| Norwegian | amazongås |
| Polish | gesiówka grzywiasta |
| Portuguese (Brazil) | pato-corredor |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Pato-corredor |
| Russian | Оринокский гусь |
| Serbian | Orinoko guska |
| Slovak | bernaška hrivnatá |
| Spanish | Ganso del Orinoco |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Ganso de Monte |
| Spanish (Ecuador) | Ganso del Orinoco |
| Spanish (Paraguay) | Ganso de monte |
| Spanish (Peru) | Ganso del Orinoco |
| Spanish (Spain) | Ganso del Orinoco |
| Spanish (Venezuela) | Pato Carretero |
| Swedish | orinocogås |
| Turkish | Orinoko Kazı |
| Ukrainian | Каргарка гриваста |
Orinoco Goose Oressochen jubatus
Lisa Davenport, Whaldener Endo, and Ken Kriese
Version: 1.0 — Published March 8, 2013
Version: 1.0 — Published March 8, 2013
Sounds and Vocal Behavior
Vocalizations
This section adapted from Restall et al. (2006):
Orinoco Goose vocalizes frequently, including when in flight, as contact calls between mates and between adults and juveniles, and in territorial displays.
Male's calls include a high whistle and guttural honks in the breeding season while female utters a loud cackle. The male gives a shrill-whistled zree and series of hollow reedy whistles. Females utter a low guttural honking gu'rump, gur'rump, gur'rump (Hilty 2003). Both sexes utter a distinctive nasal honking, unnhh? (Ridgely and Greenfield 2001b).
Juveniles make soft chicken-like peeps.
Additional audio recordings of vocalizations of Orinoco Goose can be heard at Macaulay Library and at xeno-canto.
Nonvocal Sounds
None reported.
