Ross's Goose

Anser rossii - Oie de Ross

Systematics
  • Order 
    :

    Anseriformes

  • Family
    :

    Anatidés

  • Genus
    :

    Anser

  • Species
    :

    rossii

Descriptor

Cassin, 1861

Biometrics
  • Size
    : 66 cm
  • Wingspan
    : 114 cm.
  • Weight
    : 860 à 2040 g
Geographic range

Distribution

Identification

Oie de Ross
adult
Oie de Ross
juvenile

Ross's Goose (Anser rossii) is a species of bird in the Anatidae family.

Subspecific information monotypic species

Foreign names

  • Oie de Ross,
  • Ánsar de Ross,
  • ganso-de-ross,
  • Zwergschneegans,
  • hólúd,
  • Ross' Gans,
  • Oca di Ross,
  • dvärgsnögås,
  • Eskimogås,
  • hus snežnička,
  • husa bělostná,
  • Dværgsnegås,
  • eskimohanhi,
  • oca de Ross,
  • Mjallgæs,
  • śnieżyca mała,
  • Rosa zoss,
  • mala snežna gos,
  • Гусь Росса,
  • ヒメハクガン,
  • 细嘴雁,
  • 細嘴雁,

Voice song and cries

Oie de Ross
adult

Habitat

Oie de Ross
adult plum. post breeding

Grassland : Tundra ; Wetlands (inland) : Permanent Freshwater Lakes (over 8ha) ; Rocky areas (eg. inland cliffs, mountain peaks) : ; Artificial/Terrestrial : Arable Land, Pastureland ; Artificial/Aquatic and Marine : Water Storage Areas (over 8ha)

Geographic range

Threats - protection

IUCN conservation status
Extinct
Threatened
Least
concern
Extinc
in the Wild
Near
threatened
Not
evaluated
EX EW CR EN VU NT LC NE

Sources of information

Other sources of interest

QRcode Oie de Ross
published: - Updated: 11-10-2010
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