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Branta hutchinsii hutchinsii

Description

breeds north central arctic Canada; winters in the south central United States (New Mexico to Louisiana, rarely east to New York) and northeastern Mexico

Common Names

  • Cackling Goose (Richardson's) ( English )
  • bernache naine ( French )
  • hutchins’ canadese gans ( Dutch; Flemish )
  • hutchins’s canada goose ( English )
  • Richardson's Cackling Goose ( English )
  • dvärgkanadagås, rasen hutchinsii ( Swedish )
  • dvärgkanadagås, underarten hutchinsii ( Swedish )

    • Taxonomic Hierarchy

    Kingdom: Animalia

    Phylum: Chordata

    Class: Aves

    Order: Anseriformes

    Family: Anatidae

    Genus: Branta

    Species: Branta hutchinsii hutchinsii

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