Greylag Goose

species of bird
Taxon taxon Q25882
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Greylag Goose

Summary

Greylag Goose is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.52% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,082 views/month, #1,020 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Greylag Goose's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Greylag Goose is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Greylag Goose's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Greylag Goose is classified within Anser[6].
  • Under binomial nomenclature, Greylag Goose is Anser anser[7].
  • Greylag Goose's Commons category is recorded as Anser anser[8].
  • Greylag Goose's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Anser anser[9].
  • Greylag Goose's Commons gallery is recorded as Anser anser[10].
  • Greylag Goose's described by source is recorded as The Domestic Encyclopædia; Or, A Dictionary Of Facts, And Useful Knowledge[11].
  • Greylag Goose's original combination is recorded as Anas anser[12].
  • Greylag Goose's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. anser'}[13].
  • Greylag Goose is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Greylag Goose'}[14].
  • Greylag Goose is commonly known as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Graugans'}[15].
  • Greylag Goose is commonly known as {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ánsar común'}[16].
  • Greylag Goose is commonly known as {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Серый гусь'}[17].
  • Greylag Goose is commonly known as {'lang': 'is', 'text': 'Grágæs'}[18].
  • Greylag Goose is commonly known as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Grågås'}[19].
  • Greylag Goose is commonly known as {'lang': 'nb', 'text': 'Grågås'}[20].
  • Greylag Goose is commonly known as {'lang': 'nl', 'text': 'Grauwe Gans'}[21].
  • Greylag Goose is commonly known as {'lang': 'it', 'text': 'Oca selvatica'}[22].
  • Greylag Goose is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Oie cendrée'}[23].
  • Greylag Goose is commonly known as {'lang': 'fi', 'text': 'merihanhi'}[24].
  • Greylag Goose is commonly known as {'lang': 'et', 'text': 'hallhani e. roohani'}[25].
  • Greylag Goose is commonly known as {'lang': 'pl', 'text': 'gęgawa'}[26].
  • Greylag Goose is commonly known as {'lang': 'hu', 'text': 'nyári lúd'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Greylag Goose is Anser anser[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It is classified within Anser[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'it'}[14], {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'Graugans'}[15], {'lang': 'es', 'text': 'Ánsar común'}[16], {'lang': 'ru', 'text': 'Серый гусь'}[17], {'lang': 'is', 'text': 'Grágæs'}[18], and {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Grågås'}[19].

Identifiers

Greylag Goose's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 8843[28]. Greylag Goose's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 45510528[29]. Greylag Goose's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2498036[30]. Greylag Goose's ITIS TSN is recorded as 175028[31].

Why It Matters

Greylag Goose ranks in the top 0.52% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,082 views/month, #1,020 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 48 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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