Ashy-headed Goose Chloephaga poliocephala Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (18)
- Monotypic
Carles Carboneras and Guy M. Kirwan
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated August 9, 2014
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated August 9, 2014
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Danish | Gråhovedet Gås |
| Dutch | Grijskopgans |
| English (United States) | Ashy-headed Goose |
| Finnish | harmaapäähansu |
| French | Ouette à tête grise |
| German | Graukopfgans |
| Japanese | コバシガン |
| Norwegian | gråhodegås |
| Polish | magelanka siwogłowa |
| Russian | Сероголовый гусь |
| Serbian | Sivoglava guska |
| Slovak | bernaška sivohlavá |
| Spanish | Cauquén Cabecigrís |
| Spanish (Argentina) | Cauquén Real |
| Spanish (Chile) | Canquén común |
| Spanish (Spain) | Cauquén cabecigrís |
| Swedish | gråhuvad gås |
| Turkish | Gri Başlı Kaz |
Chloephaga poliocephala Sclater, PL, 1857
PROTONYM:
Chloëphaga poliocephala
Sclater, PL, 1857. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London Pt25 no.334, p.128.
TYPE LOCALITY:
ex pi. 165 in Gray, Gen. Bds.
Definitions
- CHLOEPHAGA
- poliocephala / poliocephalum
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UPPERCASE: current genus
Uppercase first letter: generic synonym
● and ● See: generic homonyms
lowercase: species and subspecies
●: early names, variants, misspellings
‡: extinct
†: type species
Gr.: ancient Greek
L.: Latin
<: derived from
syn: synonym of
/: separates historical and modern geographic names
ex: based on
TL: type locality
OD: original diagnosis (genus) or original description (species)
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