Snow Goose / Anser caerulescens
| Snow Goose bird information | Values |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | LC - Least concern |
| Synonyms | Lesser Snow Goose, Greater Snow Goose, Blue-winged Goose, Blue Goose |
| Old latin name for bird | Chen caerulescens, Anser hyperboreus, Anas caerulescens, Chen hyperborea |
| Order | Ducks and relatives / Anseriformes |
| Family | Ducks, Geese, Swans / Anatidae |
| Genus | Anser |
| Breeding region | North America |
| Breeding subregion | n |
| Non breeding region | s, w USA and n Mexico |
Snow Goose bird sounds *
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Related species
Taiga Bean Goose
Ross's Goose
Greater White-fronted Goose
Emperor Goose
Bar-headed Goose
Lesser White-fronted Goose
Greylag Goose
Pink-footed Goose
Swan Goose
Where to see Snow Goose
- Anguilla
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Cayman Islands
- China
- Cuba
- Czechia
- Denmark
- El Salvador
- Estonia
- Faroe Islands
- France
- Greece
- Greenland
- Guadeloupe
- Guatemala
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Kazakhstan
- Latvia
- Lithuania
- Marshall Islands
- Mexico
- Micronesia (Federated States of)
- Morocco
- Netherlands
- North Korea
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Romania
- Russia
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Serbia
- South Korea
- Spain
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States Minor Outlying Islands
- United States of America
- Uzbekistan
- Virgin Islands (U.S.)
Snow Goose subspecies (2)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anser caerulescens atlanticus | ne Canada and nw Greenland | ne USA | No |
| Anser caerulescens caerulescens | ne Siberia, n Alaska (USA) and nw Canada | s USA, n Mexico and Japan | No |
Translation
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Sneeugans |
| Albanian | Pata e bardhë |
| Azerbaijani | Ağ qaz, Аğ qaş, adi ağqaz |
| Bashkir | аҡ ҡаҙ |
| Basque | Elur-antzara, Oca de les neus |
| Belarusian | Белы гусь, Белая гусь |
| Bengali | তুলায যাজাুঁ |
| Breton | Ar waz-erc'hegi, Gwaz-erc'hegi |
| Bulgarian | Снежна гъска |
| Catalan | oca de les neus |
| Chinese | [xue-yan], 雪雁, [kao yan], 白雁, 考雁, [bai yan] |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 考雁, 雪雁, 白雁 |
| Chuvash | шурă хур |
| Cree | wêhwêw, we wheoo |
| Croatian | snježna guska, Sniježna guska, Bela guska |
| Czech | husa snìžní, Husa snežní, husa sněžní |
| Danish | Snegås, Blå Snegås |
| Dutch | Sneeuwgans, Sneeuw Gans |
| Esperanto | Neĝansero |
| Estonian | Lume-hani, lumehani |
| Faroese | Snjógás |
| Finnish | lumihanhi |
| French | Oie des neiges, Oie blanche, Oie bleue |
| Frisian | Sniegoes |
| Galician | Oca de les neus, Ganso das neves |
| German | Schneegans |
| Greek | Λευκόχηνα |
| Hebrew | אווז שלג, אוז שלג |
| Hungarian | sarki lúd |
| Icelandic | Snjógæs |
| Inuktitut | Kangu, Kangoq |
| Irish | Gé Shneachta |
| Italian | Oca delle nevi |
| Japanese | ハクガン |
| Kazakh | Ақ қаз, аққаз |
| Korean | 흰기러기 |
| Latvian | sniega zoss |
| Lithuanian | Sniegine žasis, Baltoji žąsis, Baltoji žaćsis, snieginė žąsis |
| Luxembourgish | Schnéigäns |
| Macedonian | Снежна гуска |
| Manx | Guiy sniaghtee |
| Mongolian | Цагаан галуу, канад галуу |
| Northern Sami | Muohtačuonjá |
| Norwegian | snøgås, Snøgås |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Snøgås |
| Polish | sniezyca duza, Ges sniezna, sniezyca, śnieżyca duża, śnieżyca, śnieżyca (gęś śnieżna), Gęś śnieżna |
| Portuguese | ganso-das-neves-grande, ganso-das-neves |
| Romanian | Gâscă de zăpadă |
| Romansh | Auca da la naiv |
| Russian | Белый гусь, Гусь белый |
| Serbian | Бела гуска, Snežna guska |
| Slovak | Snežnica čiernokrídla, Snežnica čiernokrâdla, hus snežná |
| Slovenian | snežna gos, Bela gos |
| Spanish | Ganso Nival, Ganso, Ánsar nival, Ansar Nival, Ganso Blanco, Ganso Azul, Ànsar nival, Ánsar hiperbóreo |
| Swedish | snögås |
| Tatar | ак каз |
| Turkish | Ak kazı, Kar Kazı |
| Ukrainian | Біла гуска, гуска біла |
| Uzbek | оқ ғоз |
| Welsh | Gŵydd yr eira |