Plectropterus gambensis (Spur-winged Goose)

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Spur-winged Goose Plectropterus gambensis (Linnaeus, 1766)
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Order:
  Anseriformes
Family:
  Anatidae
Genus:
  Plectropterus

Scientific:
Plectropterus gambensis

Citation:
(Linnaeus, 1766)

Reference:
Syst.Nat.ed.12 p.195

Protonym:
Anas gambensis

Avibase ID:
EB01B24C6C4CDD54

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

Saozneg - RU:
  Spur-winged Goose
Tchekeg:
  pižmovka ostruhatá
Alamaneg:
  Sporngans
daneg:
  Sporegås
Spagnoleg:
  Ganso Espolonado
Finneg:
  kynsihanhi
Galleg:
  Oie-armée de Gambie
Islandeg:
  Sporönd
Italianeg:
  Oca dallo sperone
Japaneg:
  tsumebagan
japaneg:
  ツメバガン
Nederlandeg:
  Spoorwiekgans
Norvegeg:
  Sporegås
Poloneg:
  gesiec
Portugaleg:
  Pato-ferrão
Rusianeg:
  Обыкновенный шпорцевый гусь
Sloveg:
  ostrožiarka lesklá
Svedeg:
  sporrgås
Sinaeg:
  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. 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]
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]
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 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]
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]
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 and Birdlife (Dec 2017):
   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 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:
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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)
Morony, Bock and Farrand:
   Spur-winged Goose ( Plectropterus gambensis) [version 1]
James Lee Peters:
    Plectropterus gambensis [version 1]
James Lee Peters (original):
    Plectropterus gambensis [version 1]
James Lee Peters (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 2nd edition (1996):
   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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Related taxa

Other related concepts

Plectropterus gambensis x Tadorna ferruginea (hybrid)
Plectropterus gambensis x Tadorna cana (hybrid)
Plectropterus gambensis x Tadorna tadorna (hybrid)
Cairina moschata x Plectropterus gambensis (hybrid)
Anser cygnoid x Plectropterus gambensis (hybrid)
Chloephaga picta x Plectropterus gambensis (hybrid)
Alopochen aegyptiaca x Plectropterus gambensis (hybrid)

Other synonyms
Afrikaans: Wildemakou
Katalaneg: Oca esperonada
Tchekeg: Pižmovka ostruhatá
daneg: Sporegås
Alamaneg: Sporengans, Sporngans
Saozneg - RU: Spur-winged Duck, Spurwinged Goose, Spur-winged Goose
English (IOC): Spur-winged Goose
English (Kenya): Spur-winged Goose
Spagnoleg: Ganso de Espolón, Ganso Espolonado
Spanish (Spain): Ganso Espolonado
Spanish (HBW): Ganso espolonado
Estoneg: toonehani
Finneg: Kannushanhi, kynsihanhi
Galleg: Canard armé, Oie armée, Oie de Gambie, Oie-armée de Gambie, Plectroptère de Gambie
Iwerzhoneg: Gé sporeiteach
Hebreeg: אווז מקורנן כנף מין יחיד
Kroateg: Ostrugasta guska
Hungareg: Tücskésszárnyú lúd, tüskésszárnyú lúd
Islandeg: Sporönd
Italianeg: Oca armata, Oca dallo sperone, Oca dallo sprone
Japaneg: tsumebagan
japaneg: ツメバガン
Kwangali: Esokwe
latin: Anas gambensis, Plectropterus gambensis, Plectropterus gambensis gambensis
lituaneg: Pentinuotoji antis, Pentinuotoji žąsis
latveg: piešspārnu zoss
Nederlandeg: Spoorwiek gans, Spoorwiekgans
Norvegeg: Sporegås
Norvegeg: Sporegås
Poloneg: gesiec, gęsiec, gesiec gambijski, Gęsiec gambijski
Portugaleg: Pato-ferrão
Portuguese (Portugal): Pato-ferrão
Rusianeg: Обыкновенный шпорцевый гусь, Шпорцевый гусь
Sloveg: ostrožiarka lesklá, Ostrožiarka strakatá
Slovenieg: Ostrožka
Serbeg: Ostrugasta guska
Sesotho: Letsikhoi
Svedeg: Sporrgås
swahilieg: Bata Bukini Bawa-kijani
Setswana: Legôu
Turkeg: mahmuzlu kaz
Tsonga: Sekwagongwana
Ukrainiek: Шпорокрил
C'hosaeg: Ihoye
Sinaeg: 距翅雁
Chinese (Traditional): 距翅雁
Zouloueg: iHophe