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Branta hutchinsii (Cackling Goose)

Synonyms: Anser hutchinsii

Wikipedia Abstract

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. The black head and neck with white "chinstrap" distinguish this goose from all except the larger Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) and the similarly sized Barnacle Goose (B. leucopsis). There are up to 5 subspecies of Cackling Goose, of varying sizes and plumage details.
View Wikipedia Record: Branta hutchinsii

Infraspecies

Branta hutchinsii asiatica
Branta hutchinsii hutchinsii (Cackling Goose) (Attributes)
Branta hutchinsii leucopareia (Cackling Goose) (Attributes)
Branta hutchinsii minima (Cackling Goose) (Attributes)
Branta hutchinsii taverneri (Cackling Goose)

Attributes

Adult Weight [1]  4.28 lbs (1.94 kg)
Maximum Longevity [1]  18 years 3 months

Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Map Climate Land Use
Aleutian Islands Biosphere Reserve 2720489 Alaska, United States    
Crosswinds Marsh Nature Preserve 1050 Michigan, United States
Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge IV 11010 California, United States

Ecosystems

Prey / Diet

Arctagrostis latifolia (wideleaf polargrass)[2]
Arctous alpina (alpine bearberry)[2]
Carex bonanzensis (Yukon sedge)[2]
Empetrum nigrum (black crowberry)[2]
Eriophorum scheuchzeri (white cottongrass)[2]
Sphagnum fuscum (sphagnum)[2]

Prey / Diet Overlap

Competing SpeciesCommon Prey Count
Alces alces (moose)2
Bombus polaris (Bumblebee)2
Bonasa umbellus (Ruffed Grouse)1
Branta ruficollis (Red-breasted Goose)1
Calcarius lapponicus (Lapland Longspur)3
Carduelis flammea (Common Redpoll)1
Clethrionomys rutilus (northern red-backed vole)6
Corvus corax (Northern Raven)2
Lagopus lagopus (Willow Ptarmigan)2
Lemmus sibiricus (brown lemming)5
Lepus americanus (Snowshoe Hare)1
Lepus othus (Alaskan Hare)1
Martes americana (American Marten)2
Ochotona collaris (Collared Pika)1
Ovibos moschatus (muskox)4
Ovis dalli (Dall's sheep)3
Poecile hudsonica (Boreal Chickadee)2
Rangifer tarandus (caribou)3
Spermophilus parryii (Arctic ground squirrel)2
Ursus americanus (black bear)2
Ursus arctos (Grizzly Bear)2

Predators

Ursus arctos (Grizzly Bear)[2]
Vulpes vulpes (Red Fox)[2]

Range Map

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Europe & Northern Asia (excluding China); Middle America; North America; Southern Asia;

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Citations

Species recognized by , , ITIS Global: The Integrated Taxonomic Information System in Catalog of Life 2011
Attributes / relations provided by ♦ 1de Magalhaes, J. P., and Costa, J. (2009) A database of vertebrate longevity records and their relation to other life-history traits. Journal of Evolutionary Biology 22(8):1770-1774 ♦ 2Making The Forest And Tundra Wildlife Connection
Protected Areas provided by Biological Inventories of the World's Protected Areas in cooperation between the Information Center for the Environment at the University of California, Davis and numerous collaborators. ♦ Crosswinds Marsh, Wayne County, Michigan
Images provided by Google Image Search
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Range map provided by Ridgely, R. S., T. F. Allnutt, T. Brooks, D. K. McNicol, D. W. Mehlman, B. E. Young, and J. R. Zook. 2007. Digital Distribution Maps of the Birds of the Western Hemisphere, version 3.0. NatureServe, Arlington, Virginia, USA.
Data provided by NatureServe in collaboration with Robert Ridgely, James Zook, The Nature Conservancy - Migratory Bird Program, Conservation International - CABS, World Wildlife Fund - US, and Environment Canada - WILDSPACE.
Weather provided by NOAA METAR Data Access