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Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Classification

kingdom
Animalia
phylum
Chordata
class
Aves
order
Anseriformes
family
Anatidae
genus
Branta
species
Branta canadensis

Name

Synonyms
Anas canadensis Linnaeus, 1758
Homonyms
Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Common names
Barnacla Canadiense in Spanish
Barnacla canadiense grande in Spanish
Bernache du Canada in French
Bernache du Canada in French
Bernache du canada in French
Berneška velká in Czech
Bernikla kanadyjska in Polish
Canada Goose in English
Canada Goose in English
Canada Goose in English
Canada Goose in English
Canada Goose in English
Canada Goose in English
Canada Goose in English
Canada Goose in English
Canada Goose (canadensis Group) in English
Canada goose in English
Canada goose in language.
Canada goose in English
Canada goose in English
Canadagås in Danish
Canadagås in Danish
Canadese Gans in Dutch
Canadese gans in Dutch
Ganso canadiense in Spanish
Ganso canadiense in Spanish
Ganso canadiense in Spanish
Ganso do Canadá in Portuguese
Grote Canadese Gans in Dutch
Kanadagans in German
Kanadagans in German
Kanadagans in German
Kanadagäns in Luxembourgish
Kanadagås in Norwegian
Kanadagås in Swedish
Kanadagås in Danish
Kanadai lúd in Hungarian
Kanadanhanhi in Finnish
Kanādas zoss in Latvian
Oca canadese in Italian
Oca del Canada in Italian
bernache du Canada in French
bernache du Canada in French
bernache du Canada in language.
bernache du canada in French
bernache du canada in French
berneška velká in Czech
bernikla kanadyjska in Polish
bernikla veľká in Slovak
branta kanadarra in language.

Bibliographic References

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