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title: "Oca delle nevi"
description: "Anser caerulescens — Uccelli. The snow goose (Anser caerulescens) is a species of goose native to North America."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/snow-goose
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Oca delle nevi

> Anser caerulescens — Uccelli. The snow goose (Anser caerulescens) is a species of goose native to North America.

- Scientific name: *Anser caerulescens*
- Category: `birds` (Uccelli)
- Habitats: `freshwater` (Laghi e fiumi), `arctic` (Artico)
- iNaturalist observations: 38230
- Wikidata: [Q27074540](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q27074540)
- iNaturalist taxon: [558426](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/558426)

## Names

- en: Snow Goose
- de: Schneegans
- es: Ganso blanco
- fr: Oie des neiges
- it: Oca delle nevi
- nl: Sneeuwgans
- pt: Ganso-das-neves
- pl: Śnieżyca duża

## Countries with the most observations

US (26740), CA (7190), MX (708), GB (217), DE (99), RU (78), KR (37), JP (31), GL (24), NL (20), DK (17), IT (15)

## Summary

The snow goose (Anser caerulescens) is a species of goose native to North America. Both white and dark morphs exist, the latter often known as blue goose. Its name derives from the typically white plumage. The species was previously placed in the genus Chen, but is now typically included in the "gray goose" genus Anser.
Snow geese breed north of the timberline in Greenland, Canada, Alaska, and the northeastern tip of Siberia, and spend winters in warm parts of North America from southwestern British Columbia through parts of the United States to Mexico.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snow_goose

## Photo

![Oca delle nevi](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/snow-goose/medium.jpg)

Photo: Andy Wilson · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/35890541

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/snow-goose?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).