Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Phylum Chordata > Subphylum Vertebrata > Superclass Gnathostomata > Superclass Tetrapoda > Class Aves > Order Anseriformes > Family Anatidae > Genus Anser

Anser caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758)

Rank: Species
Taxon Status: accepted

Original genus

Anas Linnaeus, 1758

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

*Anser*	Brisson, 1760	accepted genus name

Species group names

*Anas caerulescens*	Linnaeus, 1758	objective synonym

Vernaculars (+) (-)

English: Blue goose sources: Nash, Roisin (FaEu - Ecological Consultancy Services Ltd (Ecoserve))

English-United States: Blue goose; Snow Goose sources: 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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External Links

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Citation

Drs Cees Roselaar. Anser caerulescens (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: Fauna Europaea at http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=96481

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2004-05-07 by Drs Cees Roselaar

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