Snow Goose

Anser caerulescens - Oie des neiges

Oie des neiges
Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Anseriformes

  • Family
    :

    Anatidés

  • Genus
    :

    Anser

  • Species
    :

    caerulescens

Descriptor

Linnaeus, 1758

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 84 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 132 à 165 cm.
  • Weight
    :
Longevity

25 years

Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Oie des neiges
adult plum. breeding
Oie des neiges
adult plum. post breeding

Snow Goose (Anser caerulescens) is a species of bird in the Anatidae family.

Subspecific information 2 subspecies

  • Anser caerulescens caerulescens (ne Siberia, n Alaska. USA. , nw Canada)
  • Anser caerulescens atlanticus (ne Canada, nw Greenland)

Foreign names

  • Oie des neiges,
  • Ánsar nival,
  • ganso-das-neves,
  • Schneegans,
  • sarki lúd,
  • Sneeuwgans,
  • Oca delle nevi,
  • snögås,
  • Snøgås,
  • hus snežná,
  • husa sněžní,
  • Snegås,
  • lumihanhi,
  • oca de les neus,
  • Snjógæs,
  • śnieżyca duża,
  • sniega zoss,
  • snežna gos,
  • Белый гусь,
  • ハクガン,
  • 雪雁,
  • 雪雁,

Voice song and cries

Oie des neiges
First year

Habitat

Oie des neiges
adult plum. post breeding

Grassland : Tundra, Temperate ; Wetlands (inland) : Bogs, Marshes, Swamps, Fens, Peatlands, Permanent Freshwater Marshes/Pools (under 8ha), Permanent Inland Deltas ; Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) : ; Marine Intertidal : Salt Marshes (Emergent Grasses) ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land

Geographic range

Distribution

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

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