Taxonomic status:

Species status: nominal subspecies

This taxon is a subspecies of Anser anser

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Other synonyms

See also the taxonomic synonyms table.

Arabic: اوزة ربداء (اوروبية)
Asturian: Gansu bravu (européu)
Azerbaijani: Boz qaz (anser yarımnövü)
Bulgarian: Сива гъска (ssp. anser)
Catalan: Oca comuna (europea), Oca vulgar
Czech: husa velká (ssp. anser)
Chuvash: хĕвеланăç сăрă хурĕ
Danish: Grågås (anser), Grågås, Europæisk (ssp. anser)
German: Graugans (anser), Westliche Graugans
Greek: Σταχτόχηνα (anser)
English: Graylag Goose (European), Greylag Goose, Greylag Goose (anser), Greylag Goose (European), Western Greylag Goose, Western greyleg goose
English, HBW: Greylag Goose (European)
English (IOC): Greylag Goose (European)
English (UAE): Greylag Goose (Western)
English (United States): Graylag Goose (European)
Spanish: Ánsar Común (anser), Ánsar Común (europeo)
Spanish (Spain): Ánsar Común (Europeo)
Spanish (HBW): Graylag Goose (European)
Spanish (Mexico): Ganso Común (Europeo)
Estonian: Hallhani e. roohani
Basque: Antzara hankagorrizta (anser, europarra)
Persian: غاز خاکستری (anser)
Finnish: merihanhi (anser)
Faroese: Grágás (anser)
French: Oie cendrée, Oie cendrée (anser), Oie cendrée (forme nominale), Oie cendrée (nominal), Oie cendrée (nominale), Oie cendrée (race nominale)
Galician: Ganso común (europeo)
Hebrew: אווז אפור (אירופי)
Hungarian: Nyári lúd (Európai)
Armenian: Մոխրագույն սագ (Եվրոպական)
Icelandic: Grágæs (anser)
Italian: Oca selvatica (anser)
Japanese (romaji): haiirogan (anser)
Japanese: ハイイロガン (anser), ハイイロガン（anser）
Mongolian, Halh: бор галуу
Scientific: Anas Anser, Anser anser anser
Lithuanian: Pilkoji žąsis (anser)
Latvian: Meža zoss (anser)
Mongolian: бор галуу, Бор галуу [Европын]
Mongolian, Chakhar (Peripheral): бор галуу
Dutch: Grauwe Gans (Europees)
Norwegian: Grågås (anser), Grågås, underarten anser
Polish: gęgawa (anser), gęgawa (ssp. anser)
Portuguese (Portugal): Ganso-bravo (anser)
Romanian: Gâscă de vară (anser)
Russian: Серый гусь (Европейский)
Slovak: hus divá, hus divá (skup.)
Slovenian: Siva gos (anser), Siva gos (Evropska)
Serbian: Divlja guska (anser)
Swedish: grågås (anser)
Thai: ห่านเทาปากชมพู (ยุโรป)
Turkish: Boz Kaz (anser)
Chinese: 灰雁（欧洲）
Chinese (Traditional): 灰雁（欧洲）