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Spur-winged Goose
Plectropterus gambensis (Linnaeus, C 1766)
The spur-winged goose is a large bird in the family Anatidae, related to the geese and the shelducks, but distinct from both of these in a number of anatomical features, and therefore treated in its own subfamily, the Plectropterinae. It occurs in wetlands throughout sub-Saharan Africa. Source: Wikipedia
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Anseriformes
Family:
Anatidae
Genus:
Plectropterus
Scientific:
Plectropterus gambensis
Classification
Order:Anseriformes
Family:
Anatidae
Genus:
Plectropterus
Scientific:
Plectropterus gambensis
Original description
Citation:
(Linnaeus, C 1766)
Reference:
Systema Naturae ed. 12, vol. 1, part 1
Protonym:
Anas gambensis
Type locality:
Gambia.
Link:
https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/137337#page/199/mode/1up
Avibase identifiers
Avibase ID:
EB01B24C6C4CDD54
Avibase ID:
avibase-EB01B24C
Short link:
https://avibase.ca/EB01B24C
Taxonomic Serial Number:
TSN: 175249
Geographic range:
- Plectropterus gambensis gambensis: Gambia east to Ethiopia, south to Angola and the Zambezi River
- Plectropterus gambensis niger: Namibia and Zimbabwe to Cape Province
Source: Clements checklist
Spur-winged Goose
Catalan:
Oca esperonada
Czech:
pižmovka ostruhatá
Danish:
Sporegås
German:
Sporngans
Spanish:
Ganso Espolonado
Spanish (Spain):
Ganso Espolonado
Finnish:
kynsihanhi
French:
Oie-armée de Gambie
Croatian:
Ostrugasta guska
Hungarian:
Tücskésszárnyú lúd
Icelandic:
Sporönd
Italian:
Oca dallo sperone
Japanese (romaji):
tsumebagan
Japanese:
ツメバガン
Lithuanian:
Pentinuotoji žąsis
Dutch:
Spoorwiekgans
Norwegian Nynorsk:
Sporegås
Norwegian:
Sporegås
Polish:
gęsiec
Portuguese:
Pato-ferrão
Portuguese (Portugal):
Pato-ferrão
Russian:
Шпорцевый гусь
Slovak:
ostrožiarka lesklá
Serbian:
Ostrugasta guska
Swedish:
sporrgås
Ukrainian:
Шпорокрил
Chinese:
距翅雁
Chinese (Traditional):
距翅雁
Authorities recognizing this taxonomic concept:
| African Bird Club Checklist 2004: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist August 2005: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2007: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist January 2008: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist May 2009: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| African Bird Club Checklist March 2010: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts (current): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 2023 (May 2023): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 01 (August 2013): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 02 (May 2014): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 03 (March 2015): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 04 (Aug 2016): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 05 (Jan 2017): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 06 (Feb 2018): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 07 (Feb 2020): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Avibase taxonomic concepts v. 08 (Feb 2021): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 00: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 01: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 02: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 03: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 04: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05 (Jun 2012): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 05.1 (Oct 2012): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06 (Nov 2013): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 06.1 (Feb 2014): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 07 (Jul 2014): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 08 (Oct 2015): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09 (Dec 2016): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Birdlife checklist version 09.1 (Jun 2017): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v2 (Dec 2017): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v3 (Nov 2018): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v4 (Dec 2019): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v5 (Dec 2020): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6 (Dec 2021): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v6b (Jul 2022): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v7 (Dec 2022): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| HBW and BirdLife Taxonomic Checklist v8 (Dec 2023): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993, révision 2009): Oie-armée de Gambie ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Commission internationale pour les noms français des oiseaux (1993): Oie-armée de Gambie ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 1st edition: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2021: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2022: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2023: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 3rd edition: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 4th edition: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (as published): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2000 revisions): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2001 revisions): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2002 revisions): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2003 revisions): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2004 revisions): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 5th edition (incl. 2005 revisions): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2007 revisions): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2008 revisions): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (incl. 2009 revisions): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.5 incl. 2010 revisions): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.6 incl. 2011 revisions): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.7 incl. 2012 revisions): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.8 incl. 2013 revisions): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Clements 6th edition (version 6.9 incl. 2014 revisions): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2015: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2016: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2017: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2018: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Clements, version 2019: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.50: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.52: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.53: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.54: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 1.55: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2015: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2016: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2017: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2018: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2019: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2021: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2022: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| eBird version 2023: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 2nd edition (incl. ? suppl): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (as published): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 1.2): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 2.1): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 3.1): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 4): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 5): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 6): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 7): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 3rd edition (incl. corrigenda 8): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (vol. 1-2): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Howard and Moore 4th edition (incl. corrigenda vol.1-2): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World (vol 1-16): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (31/01/2015): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World Alive (03/07/2017): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2017): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Handbook of the Birds of the World and Birdlife (Dec 2018): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.0: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.1: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.5: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.6: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 1.7: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.0: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.1: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.2: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.3: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.4: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.5: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.6: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.7: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.8: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.9: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.10: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 2.11: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.1: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.2: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.3: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.4: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 3.5: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.1: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.2: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.3: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 4.4: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.1: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.2: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.3: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 5.4: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.1: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.2: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.3: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 6.4: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.1: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.2: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 7.3: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.1: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 8.2: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.1: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 9.2: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.1: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 10.2: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.1: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 11.2: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.1: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 12.2: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.1: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 13.2: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| IOC World Bird Names, version 14.1: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Morony, Bock and Farrand: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds: Plectropterus gambensis [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (original): Plectropterus gambensis [version 1] |
| Peters' Check-list of the Birds (2nd edition): Plectropterus gambensis [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe (1993, including corrections up to 1998): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Sibley and Monroe, Birds of the World Version 2.0: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.01: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.02: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.03: Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Working Group Avian Checklists, version 0.04 (7/07/2024): Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Plectropterus gambensis [version 1] |
| Zoonomen - Zoological Nomenclature Resource: Plectropterus gambensis [version 1] |
Taxonomic status:
Species status: full species
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Other synonyms
See also the taxonomic synonyms table.
Afrikaans: Wildemakou
Belarusian: Шпорцавая гусь
Bulgarian: Шпореста гъска
Bengali: কাুঁটা-ডানা যাজাুঁ , ঝুভঝুচভ-ডানা াুঁ , হেমরামেযা
Bengali (transliteration): jhumajhumi-ḍānā hām̐sa, kām̐ṭā-ḍānā rājahām̐sa, plēkṭrōpṭērāsa
Breton: Gwaz kentrek
Catalan: Oca esperonada
Montenegrin: ostrugasta guska, остругаста гуска
Montenegrin (Cyrillic): остругаста гуска
Czech: Pižmovka ostruhatá
Chuvash: качаллă хур
Welsh: Gŵydd adeinbigog
Danish: Sporegås
German: Sporengans, Sporngans
Greek: Σπηρουνόφτερη χήνα, Σπιρουνόφτερη Χήνα
English: Spur-winged Duck, Spurwinged Goose, Spur-winged Goose
English, HBW: Spur-winged Goose
English (IOC): Spur-winged Goose
English (Kenya): Spur-winged Goose
English (United States): Spur-winged Goose
Esperanto: Spronflugila ansero
Spanish: Ganso de Espolón, Ganso Espolonado
Spanish (Spain): Ganso Espolonado
Spanish (HBW): Ganso espolonado
Estonian: toonehani
Finnish: Kannushanhi, kynsihanhi
French: Canard armé, Oie armée, Oie de Gambie, Oie-armée de Gambie, Plectroptère de Gambie
Frisian: Spoargoes
Irish: Gé sporeiteach
Galician: Ganso de esporón
Hebrew: אווז מקורנן כנף מין יחיד, אווז שחור
Croatian: Ostrugasta guska
Hungarian: Afrikai tüskéslúd, Tücskésszárnyú lúd, tüskésszárnyú lúd
Icelandic: Sporönd
Italian: Oca armata, Oca dallo sperone, Oca dallo sprone
Japanese (romaji): tsumebagan
Japanese: ツメバガン
Kazakh: тепкішекті қаз
Kwangali: Esokwe
Kirghiz: текөөрдүү каз
Scientific: Anas gambensis, Plectropterus gambensis, Plectropterus gambensis gambensis
Lithuanian: Pentinuotoji antis, Pentinuotoji žąsis
Latvian: piešspārnu zoss
Macedonian: Боцкокрила гуска
Maltese: wiżż tal-ġwienaħ xprun
Dutch: Spoorwiek gans, Spoorwiekgans
Norwegian Nynorsk: Sporegås
Norwegian: Sporegås
Polish: gesiec, gęsiec, gesiec gambijski, Gęsiec gambijski
Portuguese: Pato-ferrão
Portuguese (Portugal): Pato-ferrão
Rhaeto-Romance: Auca dals sparuns
Romanian: Gâsca mare cu pinteni
Russian: Обыкновенный шпорцевый гусь, Шпорцевый гусь
Northern Sami: Govussoadjačuonjá
Slovak: ostrožiarka lesklá, Ostrožiarka strakatá
Slovenian: Ostrogasta gos, Ostrožka
Serbian: Ostrugasta guska
Sotho, Southern: Letsikhoi
Swedish: Sporrgås
Swahili: Bata Bukini Bawa-kijani
Tswana: Legôu
Turkish: mahmuzlu kaz
Tsonga: Sekwagongwana
Ukrainian: Шпорокрил
Xhosa: Ihoye
Chinese: 距翅雁
Chinese (Traditional): 距翅雁
Zulu: iHophe
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