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Snow Goose / Anser caerulescens

Snow Goose bird informationValues
Conservation statusLC - Least concern
SynonymsBlue Goose, Lesser Snow Goose, Blue-winged Goose, Greater Snow Goose
Old latin name for birdChen hyperborea, Chen caerulescens, Anser hyperboreus, Anas caerulescens
OrderDucks and relatives / Anseriformes
FamilyDucks, Geese, Swans / Anatidae
GenusAnser
Breeding regionNorth America
Breeding subregionn
Non breeding regions, w USA and n Mexico

Snow Goose bird sounds *

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  • 1.
    Call, © Thomas G. Graves
    United States
  • 2.
    Call, © Thomas G. Graves
    United States
  • 3.
    Flight call, © Thomas G. Graves
    United States
  • 4.
    Call, flight call, © Thomas G. Graves
    United States
  • 5.
    Flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
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    Flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
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    Flight call, © Paul Marvin
    United States
  • 8.
    Alarm call, call, flight call, © Valerie Heemstra
    United States
* All sounds were found via Xeno-canto.org API

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
Tundra Bean Goose
All related species (10)

Where to see Snow Goose

Snow Goose subspecies (2)

SubspeciesBreeding subregionNonbreeding subregionExtinct
Anser caerulescens atlanticusne Canada and nw Greenlandne USANo
Anser caerulescens caerulescensne Siberia, n Alaska (USA) and nw Canadas USA, n Mexico and JapanNo

Translation

LanguageTranslation
AfrikaansSneeugans
AlbanianPata e bardhë
Azerbaijaniadi ağqaz, Ağ qaz, Аğ qaş
Bashkirаҡ ҡаҙ
BasqueElur-antzara, Oca de les neus
BelarusianБелая гусь, Белы гусь
Bengaliতুলায যাজ঴াুঁ঳
BretonAr waz-erc'hegi, Gwaz-erc'hegi
BulgarianСнежна гъска
Catalanoca de les neus
Chinese[xue-yan], 雪雁, 考雁, 白雁, [kao yan], [bai yan]
Chinese (Traditional)考雁, 雪雁, 白雁
Chuvashшурă хур
Creewêhwêw, we wheoo
CroatianBela guska, snježna guska, Sniježna guska
Czechhusa snìžní, husa sněžní, Husa snežní
DanishSnegås, Blå Snegås
DutchSneeuw Gans, Sneeuwgans
EsperantoNeĝansero
EstonianLume-hani, lumehani
FaroeseSnjógás
Finnishlumihanhi
FrenchOie bleue, Oie blanche, Oie des neiges
FrisianSniegoes
GalicianOca de les neus, Ganso das neves
GermanSchneegans
GreekΛευκόχηνα
Hebrewאוז שלג, אווז שלג
Hungariansarki lúd
IcelandicSnjógæs
InuktitutKangoq, Kangu
IrishGé Shneachta
ItalianOca delle nevi
Japaneseハクガン
KazakhАқ қаз, аққаз
Korean흰기러기
Latviansniega zoss
LithuanianSniegine žasis, Baltoji žaćsis, Baltoji žąsis, snieginė žąsis
LuxembourgishSchnéigäns
MacedonianСнежна гуска
ManxGuiy sniaghtee
MongolianЦагаан галуу, канад галуу
Northern SamiMuohtačuonjá
NorwegianSnøgås, snøgås
Norwegian NynorskSnøgås
Polishśnieżyca (gęś śnieżna), sniezyca, Gęś śnieżna, śnieżyca, Ges sniezna, śnieżyca duża, sniezyca duza
Portugueseganso-das-neves-grande, ganso-das-neves
RomanianGâscă de zăpadă
RomanshAuca da la naiv
RussianГусь белый, Белый гусь
SerbianБела гуска, Snežna guska
Slovakhus snežná, Snežnica čiernokrídla, Snežnica čiernokrâdla
Sloveniansnežna gos, Bela gos
SpanishÁnsar hiperbóreo, Ánsar nival, Ganso, Ganso Blanco, Ganso Azul, Ansar Nival, Ànsar nival, Ganso Nival
Swedishsnögås
Tatarак каз
TurkishKar Kazı, Ak kazı
UkrainianБіла гуска, гуска біла
Uzbekоқ ғоз
WelshGŵydd yr eira