Barnacle goose

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q26680
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Barnacle goose

Summary

Barnacle goose is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.58% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,461 views/month, #1,126 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Barnacle goose received the Q25378630[3].
  • Barnacle goose's instance of is recorded as taxon[4].
  • Barnacle goose is classified at the rank of species[5].
  • Barnacle goose's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[6].
  • Barnacle goose is classified within Branta[7].
  • Barnacle goose's scientific name is Branta leucopsis[8].
  • Barnacle goose's Commons category is recorded as Branta leucopsis[9].
  • Barnacle goose's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Branta leucopsis[10].
  • Barnacle goose's Commons gallery is recorded as Branta leucopsis[11].
  • Barnacle goose's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'B. leucopsis'}[12].
  • Barnacle goose is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Barnacle Goose'}[13].
  • Barnacle goose is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Weißwangengans'}[14].
  • Barnacle goose is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Barnacla cariblanca'}[15].
  • Barnacle goose is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Bernache nonnette'}[16].
  • Barnacle goose is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Oca facciabianca'}[17].
  • Barnacle goose is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Brandgans'}[18].
  • Barnacle goose is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Bramgås'}[19].
  • Barnacle goose is commonly known as {'lang': 'is', 'text': 'Helsingi'}[20].
  • Barnacle goose is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Hvitkinngås'}[21].
  • Barnacle goose is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Белощёкая казарка'}[22].
  • Barnacle goose is commonly known as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': 'カオジロガン'}[23].
  • Barnacle goose is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'valkoposkihanhi'}[24].
  • Barnacle goose is commonly known as {'lang': 'sv', 'text': 'vitkindad gås'}[25].
  • Barnacle goose is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'bernikla białolica'}[26].
  • Barnacle goose is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'valgepõsk-lagle'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Barnacle goose is Branta leucopsis[8]. It is classified at the rank of species[5]. It belongs to the parent taxon Branta[7]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Barnacle Goose'}[13], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Weißwangengans'}[14], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Barnacla cariblanca'}[15], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Bernache nonnette'}[16], {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Oca facciabianca'}[17], and {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Brandgans'}[18].

Identifiers

Barnacle goose's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 7101[28]. Barnacle goose's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 184711[29]. Barnacle goose's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45510541[30]. Barnacle goose's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5232464[31]. Barnacle goose's ITIS TSN is recorded as 175014[32].

Why It Matters

Barnacle goose ranks in the top 0.58% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,461 views/month, #1,126 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]

FAQs

What awards did Barnacle goose receive?

Honors received include Q25378630[3].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . jordsand.eu. Retrieved . jordsand.eu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [29] . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [32] . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [30] . wikidata.org.
  11. [31] . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [10] . wikidata.org.
  13. [11] . wikidata.org.
  14. [12] . wikidata.org.
  15. [13] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [14] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.4. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . laji.fi. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  27. [25] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] . IOC World Bird List Version 6.3. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [33] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [34] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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