Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Infraphylum Gnathostomata > Megaclass Tetrapoda > Superclass Reptilia > Class Aves > Subclass Galloanserae > Superorder Anserimorphae > Order Anseriformes > Suborder Anseri > Superfamily Anatoidea > Family Anatidae > Genus Anser

Anser caerulescens Brisson, 1760

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Anser*	Brisson, 1760	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Anas caerulescens*	Linnaeus, 1758	objective synonym
*Chen caerulescens*	(Linnaeus, 1758)	synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

English: blue goose; Blue goose; snow goose; Snow Goose sources: Bermuda Biodiversity Database;Nash, Roisin (FaEu - Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd (Ecoserve));Charles Hussey

Galician: Gé shneachta

Irish: Gé shneachta sources: Nash, Roisin (FaEu - Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd (Ecoserve))

Norwegian Bokmål: snøgås sources: Syst. Nat. ed. 10 p. 124

Norwegian Nynorsk: snøgås sources: Syst. Nat. ed. 10 p. 124

Swedish: snögås

Ukrainian: Гуска біла sources: Ukraine PESI focal point

Welsh: gwydd yr eira

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Citation

WoRMS (2025). Anser caerulescens Brisson, 1760. Accessed at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1034711

Drs. Cees Roselaar. Anser caerulescens Brisson, 1760. Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at https://portal.cybertaxonomy.org/fauna-europaea/cdm_dataportal/taxon/0edc4c53-f73f-4b63-b9b4-91647c99bd76

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Occurrence

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Environment

fresh, terrestrial

Importance

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urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1034711
urn:lsid:faunaeur.org:taxname:96481

Last modified

2017-09-08 by Drs. Cees Roselaar & by Mark Tasker

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