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Cackling Goose Branta hutchinsii

  • LC Least Concern
  • Names (26)
  • Subspecies (4)
Thomas B. Mowbray, Craig R. Ely, James S. Sedinger, and Robert E. Trost
Version: 1.0 — Published March 4, 2020
Text last updated January 1, 2002

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Recommended Citation

Mowbray, T. B., C. R. Ely, J. S. Sedinger, and R. E. Trost (2020). Cackling Goose (Branta hutchinsii), version 1.0. In Birds of the World (P. G. Rodewald and B. K. Keeney, Editors). Cornell Lab of Ornithology, Ithaca, NY, USA. https://doi.org/10.2173/bow.cacgoo1.01