Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Asturian | Gansu la nieve |
| Azerbaijani | Ağ qaz |
| Basque | Elur-antzara |
| Bulgarian | Снежна гъска |
| Catalan | Oca de les neus |
| Chinese (SIM) | 雪雁 |
| Croatian | snježna guska |
| Czech | husa sněžní |
| Danish | Snegås |
| Dutch | Sneeuwgans |
| English (United States) | Snow Goose |
| Faroese | Snjógás |
| Finnish | lumihanhi |
| French | Oie des neiges |
| Galician | Ganso das neves |
| German | Schneegans |
| Greek | Λευκόχηνα |
| Hebrew | אווז שלג |
| Hungarian | Sarki lúd |
| Icelandic | Snjógæs |
| Italian | Oca delle nevi |
| Japanese | ハクガン |
| Korean | 흰기러기 |
| Latvian | Sniega zoss |
| Lithuanian | Snieginė žąsis |
| Norwegian | snøgås |
| Polish | śnieżyca duża |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Ganso-das-neves |
| Russian | Белый гусь |
| Serbian | Snežna guska |
| Slovak | hus snežná |
| Slovenian | Snežna gos |
| Spanish | Ánsar Nival |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Guanana prieta |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Ganso Blanco |
| Spanish (Puerto Rico) | Ganso Blanco |
| Spanish (Spain) | Ánsar nival |
| Swedish | snögås |
| Turkish | Kar Kazı |
| Ukrainian | Гуска біла |
Anser caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758)
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- anser
- caerulescens
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Birds of the World
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Version 1.0
- March 4, 2020
- Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
Authors
Thomas B. Mowbray, Fred Cooke, and Barbara Ganter
Revisors
Paul G. Rodewald and Shawn M. Billerman
Recommended Citation
Mowbray, T. B., F. Cooke, and B. Ganter (2020). Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (P. G. Rodewald, Editor). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.snogoo.01
Birds of North America
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Version 2.0
- Revision
- January 1, 2000
- Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
Authors
Thomas B. Mowbray, Fred Cooke, and Barbara Ganter
Revisors
Thomas B. Mowbray, Fred Cooke, and Barbara Ganter
Recommended Citation
Mowbray, T. B., F. Cooke, and B. Ganter (2000). Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens), version 2.0. In The Birds of North America (A. F. Poole and F. B. Gill, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bna.514
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Print Version (requires subscription to access)
- January 1, 2000
- Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
Recommended Citation
Mowbray, T. B., F. Fred Cooke, and B. Ganter. 2000. Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens). In The Birds of North America, No. 514 (A. Poole and F. Gill, eds.). The Birds of North America, Inc., Philadelphia, PA. https://doi.org/10.2173/tbna.514.p
Handbook of the Birds of the World
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Last Published Version
- September 7, 2015
- Snow Goose Anser caerulescens
Authors
Carles Carboneras, David Christie, and Guy M. Kirwan
Revisors
David Christie and Guy M. Kirwan
Recommended Citation
Carboneras, C., D. A. Christie, and G. M. Kirwan (2015). Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens). In Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (J. del Hoyo, A. Elliott, J. Sargatal, D. A. Christie, and E. de Juana, Editors). Lynx Edicions, Barcelona.