Greater White-fronted Goose / Anser albifrons LC
- Synonyms White-fronted Goose, Pacific White-fronted Goose, Specklebelly goose, Tule White-fronted Goose, European White-fronted Goose, Whitefront, Specklebelly, Tule Goose, Gambel White-fronted Goose, Greenland White-fronted Goose, White-front
- Old latin name for bird Branta albifrons
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Where to see Greater White-fronted Goose
- Breeding region Eurasia, Middle America, North America
- Breeding subregion widespread
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Bahrain
- Bangladesh
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bhutan
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- China
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Egypt
- Estonia
- Faroe Islands
- Finland
- France
- Georgia
- Germany
- Greece
- Greenland
- Guernsey
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Iran
- Iraq
- Ireland
- Isle of Man
- Israel
- Italy
- Japan
- Jersey
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Malta
- Mauritania
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Norway
- Oman
- Pakistan
- Palestine, State of
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Qatar
- Romania
- Russia
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Saudi Arabia
- Senegal
- Serbia
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sudan
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Syria
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Thailand
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Ukraine
- United Arab Emirates
- United Kingdom
- United States Minor Outlying Islands
- United States of America
- Uzbekistan
- Western Sahara
- Yemen
- Åland Islands
Greater White-fronted Goose subspecies (5)
| Subspecies | Breeding subregion | Nonbreeding subregion | Extinct |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anser albifrons albifrons | n Russia | w Europe to e Asia | No |
| Anser albifrons elgasi | s Alaska (USA) | n, c California (USA) | No |
| Anser albifrons flavirostris | w Greenland | Ireland and Scotland | No |
| Anser albifrons gambelli | Alaska and nw, nc Canada | s USA and n Mexico | No |
| Anser albifrons sponsa | w Alaska (USA) | California (USA) and w Mexico | No |
Species Name in Other Languages
| Language | Translation |
|---|---|
| Afrikaans | Blesgans |
| Albanian | Pata ballëbardhë, Pata ballbardhë |
| Arabic | الإوز الأغر, الإوز الأغر وز, اوزة غراء كبيرة |
| Armenian | Սպիտակաճակատ Սագ, [Spitakachakat Sug ] |
| Azerbaijani | Qaşqa qaz, Ağqalın qaz, Ağalın qaz |
| Bashkir | ҡашҡа ҡаҙ |
| Basque | Antzara muturzuria, Oca riallera grossa, Antzara muturzuri |
| Belarusian | Белалобая гусь, Гусь белалобая, Белалобы гусь |
| Bengali | বড় ধলাকপাল রাজহাঁস, ফড় ধরাকার যাজাুঁ |
| Breton | Ar waz vailh, Gwaz vailh |
| Bulgarian | Голямя белочела гъска, Голяма белочела гъска |
| Catalan | oca riallera grossa, Oca carablanca |
| Chinese | 明斑, [bai-e yan], 白额鹅, 草鹅, 大雁, 花斑, 白额雁, 白額雁 |
| Chinese (Traditional) | 草鵝, 明斑, 大雁, 白額鵝, 白額雁, 花斑 |
| Chuvash | шур çамкаллă хур |
| Cree | othsheekapasees |
| Croatian | lisasta guska |
| Czech | husa běločelá, Turkyně velká, Husa belocelá, husa bìloèelá, dř. turkyně velká |
| Danish | Blisgås |
| Dutch | Kolgans, Groenlandse Kolgans |
| Esperanto | Blankfrunta ansero |
| Estonian | suur-laukhani |
| Faroese | Korngás |
| Finnish | tundrahanhi |
| French | Oie rieuse, Oie à front blanc |
| Frisian | Blesgoes |
| Galician | Ganso de testa branca, Oca riallera grossa |
| Georgian | თეთრშუბლა ღერღეტი, დიდი თეთრშუბლა ბატი |
| German | Blässgans, Bläßgans, Blaessgans, Blaßgans |
| Greek | Ασπρομέτωπη Χήνα, Ασπρομέτωπη, Ασπρoμέτωπη χήvα, Αρκόσιηνα |
| Hebrew | אווז לבן מצח, אווז לבן, אווז לבן־מצח, אווז לבן-מצח, אוז לבן־מצח |
| Hungarian | nagy lilik |
| Icelandic | Blesgæs |
| Inuktitut | Nerleq |
| Irish | Gé Bhánéadanach |
| Italian | Oca lombardella maggiore, Oca lombardella |
| Japanese | マガン, カリ |
| Kazakh | ақтұмсықты қаз, Ақмандайлы қаз, ақмаңдай қаз |
| Korean | 쇠기러기 |
| Latvian | Baltgalves zoss, baltpieres zoss |
| Lithuanian | Baltakakte žasis, baltakaktė žąsis, Baltakaklė žąsis, Baltakaktė žaćsis |
| Luxembourgish | Blässgäns, Blessgäns |
| Macedonian | белочелна гуска, Белочелна (Лисеста) гуска |
| Maltese | Wizza tal-Maskra, Wiżża tal-Maskra Bajda |
| Manx | Guiy skead |
| Mongolian | тундрын буурал галуу, Манхин галуу |
| Nepali | श्वेतमाथा कलहा“स |
| Northern Sami | Stuoragiljobaš, Duottarcuonji |
| Norwegian | tundragås, Blissgås |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | Tundragås |
| Persian | غاز پیشانی سفید بزرگ, غاز پیشانیسفید بزرگ |
| Polish | Gęś zbożowa, gęś białoczelna, ges bialoczelna |
| Portuguese | Ganso-de-testa-branca, ganso grande de testa branca, Ganso-grande-de-testa-branca, ganso-grande-de-testa-branca |
| Romanian | Gârliţă mare, Gârliță mare, Gârliță mare |
| Romansh | Auca dal frunt alv, auca da la blassa |
| Russian | Beloloby Gus, Белолобый гусь, Гусь белолобый |
| Serbian | Лисаста гуска, Lisasta guska |
| Slovak | hus bieločelá |
| Slovenian | belocela gos, beločela gos |
| Spanish | ganso careto mayor, Ánsar careto grande, Ansar Careto Grande, Ansar Careto, Ganso Careto-mayor, Ánsar careto |
| Swedish | bläsgås |
| Tatar | ак маңгайлы каз |
| Thai | ห่านหน้าผากขาว, ห่านหน้าผากขาวใหญ่ |
| Turkish | Büyük Beyaz-alınlı Kaz, Bağırgan Kaz, Sakarca, Ақмаңдайлы қаз |
| Turkmen | uly sakar gaz |
| Ukrainian | Велика білолоба гуска, гуска білолоба |
| Uzbek | оқ пешанали ѐввойи ғоз, оқ пешонали ғоз, оқ манглайли ғоз |
| Welsh | Gŵydd fronwen, Gŵydd dalcen gwen, Gwydd dalcen gwyn, Gŵydd dalcen-wen |