Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii Scientific name definitions
- LC Least Concern
- Names (41)
- Subspecies (4)
Steven G. Mlodinow, Peter Pyle, Thomas B. Mowbray, Craig R. Ely, James S. Sedinger, Robert E. Trost, Kyle A. Spragens, and Michael A. Patten
Version: 2.0 — Published February 16, 2024
Revision Notes
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Species names in all available languages
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Asturian | Gansu de Hutchins |
| Bulgarian | Малка канадска гъска |
| Catalan | oca de Hutchins |
| Chinese | 小加拿大雁 |
| Chinese (SIM) | 小美洲黑雁 |
| Croatian | bafinska guska |
| Czech | berneška malá |
| Danish | Dværgcanadagås |
| Dutch | Kleine Canadese Gans |
| English | Cackling Goose |
| English (United States) | Cackling Goose |
| Faroese | Kákgás |
| Finnish | pikkukanadanhanhi |
| French | Bernache de Hutchins |
| French (France) | Bernache de Hutchins |
| Galician | Ganso de Hutchins |
| German | Zwergkanadagans |
| Greek | Αρκτική Καναδέζικη Χήνα |
| Hebrew | ברנטה גוצית |
| Hungarian | Alaszkai lúd |
| Icelandic | Alaskagæs |
| Italian | Oca canadese minore |
| Japanese | シジュウカラガン |
| Korean | 캐나다기러기 |
| Latvian | Bafina zoss |
| Lithuanian | Šiaurinė kanadinė berniklė |
| Mongolian | Харлаг галуу |
| Norwegian | polargås |
| Polish | bernikla północna |
| Portuguese (Portugal) | Ganso-palrador |
| Romanian | Gâscă canadiană mică |
| Russian | Малая канадская казарка |
| Serbian | Mala kanadska guska |
| Slovak | bernikla tundrová |
| Slovenian | Mala kanadska gos |
| Spanish | Barnacla Canadiense Chica |
| Spanish (Mexico) | Ganso Canadiense Menor |
| Spanish (Spain) | Barnacla canadiense chica |
| Swedish | dvärgkanadagås |
| Turkish | Gıdaklayan Kaz |
| Ukrainian | Казарка мала |
Revision Notes
Steven G. Mlodinow revised the account. Peter Pyle contributed to the Plumages, Molts, and Structure page. Arnau Bonan Barfull curated the media. Otse K. Attah copyedited the account.
Branta hutchinsii (Richardson, 1832)
PROTONYM:
Anser Hutchinsii
Richardson, 1832. Fauna Boreali-Americana; or the zoology of the northern parts of British America: containing descriptions of the objects of natural history collected on the late northern land expeditions under command of Captain Sir John Franklin, R.N. Part second, the birds 2(1831), p.470.
TYPE LOCALITY:
MelviUe Peninsula.
SOURCE:
Avibase, 2023
Definitions
- BRANTA
- hutchinsii
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Figure 1. Distribution of the Cackling Goose in North America.
