Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii)
The Cackling Goose was a subspecies of the Canada Goose, but it was decided by the American Birding
Association in July 2004 that the Cackling Goose should be listed as a separate species.
Cackling Goose Behaviour
No observations regarding Cackling Goose behavior have been submitted to the database yet.
Interesting Facts about Cackling Geese ...
The Cackling Goose is one of North America's "newest" birds. In 2004, the American Ornithologist's Union determined that the four smallest (of eleven) subspecies of the Canada Goose were actually a unique species— ...
Cackling Goose
(Branta hutchinsii)
Status: Migrant.
Last recorded on site in 2010
This species was formerly considered a race of the Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) but was given full species status in 2004.
Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii
Described by: Richardson (1832) ...
The Cackling Goose was originally considered to be the same species or a subspecies of the Canada Goose, but in July 2004 the American Ornithologists' Union's Committee on Classification and Nomenclature split the two into two species, ...
ABBREVIATION : BRCA COMMON NAMES : Canada goose cackling goose TAXONOMY : The currently accepted scientific name for Canada goose is Branta canadensis (Linnaeus) [17,21]. There are eleven subspecies of Canada goose [1,14,20]: B.
Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii minima). Three at Lake Mattamuskeet, Hyde Co., NC 12/29/04.
Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) - Raleigh, NC 6/11/06
Brant (Branta bernicla hrota) - Lake Crabtree, Wake Co., NC 10/12/05
Mute Swan (Cygnus olor).
Giant Canada Goose, Lesser Canada Goose, Richardson's Goose, Dusky Canada Goose, Aleutian Canada Goose, Cackling Goose (minima), Richardson's Canada Goose, Taverner Canada Goose, Vancouver Canada Goose, Moffitt Canada Goose, ...
canadensis
* Cackling Goose B. hutchinsii
* Red-breasted Goose B. ruficollis
* Hawaiian Goose or Ne-ne-, B. sandvicensis
* Ne-ne--nui or Woods-walking Goose, B. hylobadistes Conservation status: Prehistoric ...
of black geese, which contains species with largely black plumage, distinguishing them from the grey Anser species. Despite its superficial similarity to the Brent Goose, genetic analysis has shown it is an eastern derivative of the Cackling Goose ...
 See also: Canada Goose, Duck, Snow Goose, Gadwall, Scoter
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