Snow Goose Anser caerulescens Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (44)
- Subspecies (2)
Thomas B. Mowbray, Fred Cooke, and Barbara Ganter
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2000
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2000
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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 | Snow Goose |
| English (United States) | Snow Goose |
| Faroese | Snjógás |
| Finnish | lumihanhi |
| French | Oie des neiges |
| French (French Guiana) | Oie des neiges |
| Galician | Ganso nival |
| 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 |
| Romanian | Gâscă de zăpadă |
| Russian | Белый гусь |
| Serbian | Snežna guska |
| Slovak | hus snežná |
| Slovenian | Snežna gos |
| Spanish | Ánsar Nival |
| Spanish (Cuba) | Guanana prieta |
| Spanish (Honduras) | Ganso Nevado |
| 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)
PROTONYM:
Anas caerulescens
Linnaeus, 1758. Systema Naturae ed.10 1, p.124.
TYPE LOCALITY:
Hudson Bay. Blue morph.
Definitions
- ANSER
- anser
- caerulescens
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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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Figure 1. Snow Goose distribution in North and Middle America.
The wintering range in the central and eastern United States is dynamic, and currently is expanding.