Species

Branta hutchinsii (Cackling goose)

Branta hutchinsii. Photo: (c) Asa Spade, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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The cackling goose (Branta hutchinsii) is a North American bird of the genus Branta of black geese, which contains species with largely black plumage, distinguishing them from the grey Anser species.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Chordata (Chordates)
    - Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates)
      - Class: Aves (Birds)
        Order: Anseriformes (Waterfowl)
        Family: Anatidae (Ducks, geese, and swans)
        Genus: Branta (Black geese)
        Species: Branta hutchinsii (Cackling goose)
        Subspecies: Branta hutchinsii minima (Small cackling goose)
        Subspecies: Branta hutchinsii leucopareia (Aleutian cackling goose)

Subtaxa

Subspecies: Branta hutchinsii minima (Small cackling goose)

Subspecies: Branta hutchinsii leucopareia (Aleutian cackling goose)

Sightings

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