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Order: Anseriformes
Family: Anatidae
Genus: Anser
Scientific: Anser anser
Citation: (Linnaeus, 1758)
Reference: Syst.Nat.ed.10 p.123
Protonym: Anas Anser
Avibase ID: 4AED44E819A43204
Short link: https://avibase.ca/4AED44E8
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175028
Geographic range:
Anser anser anser : Breeds nw Eurasia; winters to North Africa, Turkey and Iran
Anser anser rubrirostris : NE Eurasia; winters to Asia Minor, India and n Indochina
Source: Clements checklist
English: Greylag Goose
Czech: husa velká
German: Graugans
Danish: Grågås
Spanish: Ánsar común
Finnish: merihanhi
French: Oie cendrée
Icelandic: Grágæs
Italian: Oca selvatica
Japanese: haiirogan
Japanese: ハイイロガン
Dutch: Grauwe Gans
Norwegian: Grågås
Polish: gęgawa
Portuguese: Ganso-comum
Russian: Серый гусь
Slovak: hus divá
Swedish: grågås
Chinese: 灰雁
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 50th suppl.): Graylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 51st suppl.): Graylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 52nd suppl.): Graylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 53rd suppl.): Graylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 54th suppl.): Graylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 55th suppl.): Graylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 56th suppl.): Graylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 57th suppl.): Graylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 58th suppl.): Graylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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American Ornithologists' Union 7th edition (incl. 59th suppl.): Graylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Birdlife checklist version 00: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Birdlife checklist version 01: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Birdlife checklist version 02: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Birdlife checklist version 03: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Birdlife checklist version 04: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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British Ornithologists' Union Checklist (7th edition, incl. Jan 2009 suppl.): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Oie cendrée ( Anser anser )
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Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Oie cendrée ( Anser anser )
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Clements 1st edition: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Clements 3rd edition: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Clements 4th edition: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Clements 5th edition (as published): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Clements 6th edition: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Graylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Graylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Graylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Graylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Graylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Graylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Graylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Clements, version 2015: Graylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Clements, version 2016: Graylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Clements, version 2017: Graylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Clements, version 2018: Graylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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eBird version 1.50: Graylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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eBird version 1.52: Graylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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eBird version 1.53: Graylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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eBird version 1.54: Graylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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eBird version 1.55: Graylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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eBird version 2015: Graylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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eBird version 2016: Graylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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eBird version 2017: Graylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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eBird version 2018: Graylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
Morony, Bock and Farrand: Graylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Oriental Bird Club: Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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James Lee Peters: Anser anser
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James Lee Peters (original): Anser anser
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James Lee Peters (2nd edition): Anser anser
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Sibley and Monroe (1993): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Sibley and Monroe 2nd edition (1996): Greylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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South American Classification Committee (30/09/2009): Graylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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South American Classification Committee (19/08/2010): Graylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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South American Classification Committee (8/08/2011): Graylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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South American Classification Committee (8/02/2012): Graylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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South American Classification Committee (4/09/2012): Graylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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South American Classification Committee (17/03/2013): Graylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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South American Classification Committee (9/02/2014): Graylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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South American Classification Committee (16/02/2015): Graylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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South American Classification Committee (28/07/2016): Graylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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South American Classification Committee (22/04/2017): Graylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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South American Classification Committee (4/06/2018): Graylag Goose ( Anser anser )
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Anser anser
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Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Anser anser
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Taxonomic status:
Species status:
full species
Other synonyms
Arabic: الإوز الرمادي, الإوز الرمادي وزAsturian: GansuAzerbaijani: Boz qaş, Boz qazBelarusian: huś šeraja, гусь шэрая, Сівы гусь, Шэрая гусь, Шэры гусьBulgarian: siva g"ska, Сива гъскаBengali: মেটে রাজহাঁসBreton: Ar waz louet, gwaz louet, WazCatalan: Oca comuna, Oca salvatge, Oca vulgarCatalan (Balears): Oca salvatgeValencian: Oca vulgarShor: Пор қасCzech: Husa velkáWelsh: gŵydd wyllt, Gŵydd wyllt gyffredinDanish: GrågåsGerman: GraugansGreek: china, Σπιτόσιηνα, Σταχτόχηνα, χήναGreek (Cypriot): ΣπιτόσιηναEnglish: Eastern Graylag Goose, Eastern Greylag Goose, Feral Goose, Gray goose, Gray Lag-Goose, Graylag Goose, Gray-lag goose, Grey goose, Grey Lag-Goose, Greylag, Greylag Goose, Grey-lag goose, Western Graylag GooseEnglish (IOC): Greylag GooseEsperanto: Griza anseroSpanish: Ansar Comun, Ansar Común, Ánsar Común, Ganso comúnSpanish (Argentine): Ganso comúnSpanish (Colombia): Ganso ComúnSpanish (Spain): Ánsar ComúnSpanish (HBW): Ánsar comúnSpanish (Mexico): Ganso ComúnEstonian: Hallhani, hallhani (roohani), Hallhani e. roohani, hallhani roohani, roohaniBasque: antzara hankagorrizta, Oca vulgarPersian: غاز خاکستریFinnish: MerihanhiFaroese: grágásFrench: Oie cendréeFriulian: ocje di prât, ocje salvadieFrisian: skiere goesIrish: ganso bravo, gé ghlas, Gé mhór fhionnGaelic: Gèadh-GlasGalician: Ganso bravo, Oca vulgarManx: Guiy Feie, guiy glassHebrew: אווז אפור, אוז אפורCroatian: divlja guska, Siva GuskaHungarian: Nyári lúdArmenian: [Mokhraguyn Sug ], Մոխրագույն ՍագIcelandic: GrágæsItalian: Oca selvaticaJapanese: hai-iro gan, haiirogan, Haiiro-ganJapanese: ハイイロガンJapanese (Kanji): 灰色雁Georgian: რუხი ბატი, რუხი ღერღეტიKhakas: Пора хасKazakh: Бөр қаз, Сұр қазKazakh (Transliteration): sur qazKorean: 회색기러기Korean (Transliteration): hoe-saek-gireogiCornish: GothwylsLatin: Anas Anser, Anser anser, Anser anser anserLadino: aucia salvariaLuxembourgish: Grogäns Limburgish: Grijze gajsLadin: Aucia salvariaLithuanian: Pilkoji žaćsis, Pilkoji žasis, pilkoji žąsisLatvian: meža zossMacedonian: diva guska, дива гуска, Обична (Дива) гускаMongolian: Бор галууMongolian (Bichig): ᠪᠣᠷᠣ ᠭᠠᠯᠠᠭᠣMongolian (Bichig, Inner Mongolia): ᠪᠣᠷᠣ ᠭᠠᠯᠠᠭᠣMongolian (Cyrillic, Inner Mongolia): Бор галууMongolian (Transliteration): borg aluuMoldavian: Cǐsca cenuşie, Gâscă de varăMalay: Burung Angsa KelabuMaltese: Wizza Griza, wiżża griżaDutch: Grauwe GansNorwegian Nynorsk: GrågåsNorwegian: GrågåsPolish: (gęś) gęgawa, gegawa, gęgawa, gęgawa (gęś gęgawa), ges gegawa, Gęś gęgawaPinyin: dà yàn, hóng-zuǐ yàn, huáng-zuǐ huī é, huī yàn, huī-yāo yàn, shā-é, shā-yànPortuguese: ganso bravo, Ganso-bravo, Ganso-comumPortuguese (Portugal): Ganso-bravoRomansh: auca grischaRomanian: gâsca de vara, gâscă de varăRussian: Sery Gus, seryj gus', Гусь серый, Серый гусьScots: Geadh glasSindhi: ٱب هبٽ شٖ يَNorthern Sami: Mearracuonji, ránesčuonjáSlovak: hus diváSlovenian: siva gos, siva goscAlbanian: Pata e eger, pata e egërSerbian: Divlja guska, Дивлја гуска, дивља гускаSwedish: GrågåsThai: ห่านเทาปากชมพู, ห่านเทาปากสีชมพู, ห่านป่าสีเทาThai (Transliteration): hàan tʰaw pàak-sĭi-cʰom-pʰuu, hàan-pàa sĭi-tʰawTurkmen: boz kazTurkish: Boz kaz, Yaban Kazı, Сұр қазTuvinian: Бора касUkrainian: guska sira, гуска сіра, Сіра гускаVietnamese: Ngỗng trờiSorbian, Lower: źiwa gusSorbian, Upper: dźiwje huso, šěra husycaChinese: [dà yàn], [hong-zui yan], [huáng-zuǐ huī é], [hui yan], [hui-yao yan], [sha-e], [sha-yan], 大雁, 沙雁, 沙鹅, 灰 雁, 灰腰雁, 灰雁, 红嘴雁, 黄嘴灰鹅Chinese (Traditional): 大雁, 沙雁, 沙鵝, 灰嘴灰鵝, 灰腰雁, 灰雁, 鴻嘴雁Chinese (Taiwan, Traditional): 灰雁Chinese (Taiwan): [hui yan], 灰雁