Emperor Goose Anser canagicus Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (34)
- Monotypic
Joel A. Schmutz, Margaret R. Petersen, and R. F. Rockwell
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated September 23, 2011
Text last updated September 23, 2011
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Keisergans |
| Bulgarian | Белоглава гъска |
| Catalan | oca emperadriu |
| Croatian | carska guska |
| Czech | husa císařská |
| Danish | Kejsergås |
| Dutch | Keizergans |
| English | Emperor Goose |
| English (United States) | Emperor Goose |
| Finnish | beringinhanhi |
| French | Oie empereur |
| French (France) | Oie empereur |
| German | Kaisergans |
| Greek | Χήνα των Αλεούτιων |
| Hebrew | אווז קיסרי |
| Hungarian | Császárlúd |
| Icelandic | Keisaragæs |
| Japanese | ミカドガン |
| Korean | 흰머리기러기 |
| Lithuanian | Imperatoriškoji žąsis |
| Norwegian | keisergås |
| Polish | śnieżyca cesarska |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Ganso-imperial |
| Romanian | Gâscă imperială |
| Russian | Гусь-белошей |
| Serbian | Carska guska |
| Slovak | hus bielohlavá |
| Slovenian | Cesarska gos |
| Spanish | Ánsar Emperador |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Ganso Emperador |
| Spanish (Spain) | Ánsar emperador |
| Swedish | kejsargås |
| Turkish | Kral Kazı |
| Ukrainian | Білошиєць |
Anser canagicus (Sevastianov, 1802)
PROTONYM:
Anas Canagica
Sevastianov, 1802. Nova Acta Academiae Scientiarum Imperialis Petropolitanae 13, p.349 pl.10.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Kanaga Island, Aleutian Islands.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- ANSER
- anser
- canagica / canagicus
The Key to Scientific Names
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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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Distribution of the Emperor Goose
